The Memphis Grizzlies are on the verge of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoffs’ history. The eighth-seeded Grizzles defeated top-seed San Antonio 104-86 to take a three games to one lead in the series.
The Grizzlies now need just one more win to knock off the San Antonio Spurs.
Memphis turned the game – and the series – on its head in a dominating third quarter display, where they outscored San Antonio 30-15, erasing a two-point half time deficit.
They continued their dominance into the fourth quarter and ended up outscoring the Spurs by 20 points in the second half.
After the first three contests had been tightly-fought affairs, with the highest, winning margin being a six-point game two win for San Antonio, the Grizzlies rout in game four was the first time one team really controlled the other side.
It was a complete team performance that powered Memphis in the win, with five players – Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, Mike Conley, Darrell Arthur and OJ Mayo – all scoring over 10 points.
The Grizzlies have already made history this series, winning their first ever playoff games and were also only the seventh eighth-seed in history to take a 2-1 lead against the number one seed.
When the series returns to San Antonio on Thursday, Memphis will be looking to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs, which would be only the second time in history that the number one seed would have been knocked out by the eighth seed.
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