Spurs’ Dejounte Murray puts friendship aside in facing Grizzlies’ Kyle Anderson – San Antonio Express-News
When/where: 6:30 p.m.; FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn.
TV/radio: ESPN; WOAI-AM 1200, KXTN-AM 1350 and FM 107.5 (Spanish)
PROBABLE STARTERS
Spurs: PG Dejounte Murray (6-4, 4th season), SG Lonnie Walker IV (6-4, 3rd), SF DeMar DeRozan (6-6, 12th), PF Keldon Johnson (6-5, 2nd), C Jakob Poeltl (7-1, 5th)
Grizzlies: PG Ja Morant (6-3, 2nd season), SG Dillon Brooks (6-7, 4th), SF Kyle Anderson (6-9, 7th), PF Jaren Jackson Jr. (6-11, 3rd season), C Jonas Valanciunas (6-11, 3rd)
RESERVES
Spurs: Patty Mills (6-1, 12th year), Rudy Gay (6-8, 15th), Devin Vassell (6-5, 1st), C Gorgui Dieng (6-10, 8th), Drew Eubanks (6-9, 3rd), G Tre Jones (6-1, 1st), F Keita Bates-Diop (6-8, 3rd), G Quinndary Weatherspoon (6-3, 2nd). Inactive: Derrick White (right ankle sprain), Trey Lyles (right ankle sprain), Luka Samanic (broken finger on left hand)
Grizzlies: G Grayson Allen (6-4, 3rd), G/F Desmond Bane (6-5, 1st), F Brandon Clarke (6-8, 2nd), G Tim Frazier (6-0, 7th), G Tyus Jones (6-0, 6th), G/F John Konchar (6-5, 2nd), G Sean McDermott (6-6, 1st), G De’Anthony Melton (6-2, 3rd), F/C Jontay Porter (6-11, 1st), C Killian Tillie (6-9, 1st), F Xavier Tillman Sr. (6-8, 1st), Justise Winslow (6-6, 6th).
COACHES
Spurs: Gregg Popovich
Grizzlies: Taylor Jenkins
STAT LEADERS
Spurs: Points, DeRozan, 21.6 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 7.9; assists, DeRozan, 7.0; steals, Murray, 1.5; blocks, Poeltl, 1.8
Grizzlies: Points, Morant, 19.1 per game; rebounds, Valanciunas, 12.5; assists, Morant, 7.4; steals, Anderson, Brooks, Melton, 1.2; blocks, Jackson, 1.6
NOTABLE
The Grizzlies led the league in points in the paint (55.8 per game), with Valanciunas averaging 12.7 and Morant 10.6. They also ranked first in second-chance points (15.0), tied for first in steals (9.1) and sixth in fast-break points (23.0).
Valanciunas set career highs for rebounds (franchise-record 12.5 per game), offensive rebounds (4.1), defensive rebounds (8.4), double-doubles (49) and field goal percentage (59.2).
DeRozan led the Spurs in scoring for the second consecutive season and in assists for the third straight year. He is the ninth player in franchise history to lead the team in scoring multiple seasons and the seventh player in franchise history to lead the club in assists multiple years.
Tom Orsborn