Spurs cover the Spread
27 January, 2007
The San Antonio did the right thing by Basketball betting enthusiast with their 112-98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
IASbet.com had the Spurs a 13 point favourite for this clash in Texas and after a poor third quarter by the Spurs who were outscored 34-19, most tickets were confetti, mine included.
The NBA Championship contenders led by Tim Duncan with 26 points, 13 rebounds and a career-best nine blocked shots came good in the fourth to outscore the Grizzlies 31-15 and more importantly sneaking over that 13 point margin.
San Antonio led by 15 points at halftime, but a 17-4 run to start the second half by the Grizzlies saw them get to within two points before they had reached the halfway mark of the third.
The Grizzlies hit the lead in the fourth quarter. Not once, but twice before the Spurs went on a 19-3 run of their own to blow the margin out to 102-88 with five minutes remaining.
The Spurs head to LA to take on the Lakers while the Grizzlies head home to face the Portland TrailBlazers.
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