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Rodeo Road Trip looking really good right now

The defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs have struggled this season with a rash of injuries to a number of players.  Their 19-13 record is representative of that.   They did get a boost when Guard Patty Mills returned to the floor in a 106-110 victory over the Houston Rockets Sunday evening.  Mills had eight points, all in the final quarter of the game.

“His energy, just his activity it was contagious,” San Antonio forward Tim Duncan said. “It was great for us; brought a huge spark to the team.”

The Spurs annual Rodeo Road Trip may just be what the Spurs need as they have normally done well on the nine game excursion from the confines of the AT&T Center.  the Rodeo Road Trip begins February 8th.

The Spurs will face the Memphis Grizzlies tomorrow in Memphis at the FedEx Forum.  Spurs fans, get your tickets now and help show your support on the road!

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Spurs hand Lakers 5th loss in a row

Look to disarm 23-10 Grizzlies

The San Antonio Spurs put the Los Angeles Lakers in a place they haven’t been in since April 10, 2011 – the last time they lost five consecutive games. This time though, the righting of the ship is nowhere in sight.

But for the Spurs, their focus is now on the team that is trailing them by only 2.5 games.  The San Antonio Spurs come visiting a Memphis Grizzlies team that is riding a three game winning streak and, even though the Spurs have won the last five games between them, they are not taking them lightly especially after they eliminated the veteran Spurs from the 2010-11 Playoffs.

“You never forget those kinds of series,” Spurs guard Tony Parker said. “Memphis is playing well so it’s going to be a tough game.”

The Grizzlies also come into the game with a league leading 89.1 scoring defense while the Spurs have struggled from the 3-point line over their last two road games shooting 15 of 55 (27.3 percent). In comparison, against the Lakers, they shot 12 of 25 (48.0 percent).

“We’re just going to have to play a little bit better,” Parker said. “That’s the NBA season, you’re going to have ups and downs.”

The game kicks off at 7:30 at the FedEx Forum.

About last night: Here’s what they wrote about Game 3

As Spurs Nation comes to grips with a 2-1 series deficit to the upstart Memphis Grizzlies, here are a few links detailing last night’s disappointments in the FedEx Forum.  

  • Matt Moore of Pro Basketball Talk at the end of the Memphis game.
  • Memphis Commerical Appeal columnist Geoff Calkins writes about Orthodox Jews Adam Groveman and Ryan Baum of Memphis.
  • Zach Randolph told the Memphis Commerical Appeal’s Ron Tillery that he Saturday as soon as he walked into FedExForum.   
  • The late Lorenzen Wrightin Memphis, Tillery and Ron Higgins of the Commercial Appeal write.
  • NBA.com’s Fran Blinebury writes that Saturday’s finish was  for the Memphis franchise.
  • The stats junkies at ESPN.com’s True Hoop blog from last night’s game.
  • Teresa Walker of the Associated Press of the Grizzlies’ triumph.