San Antonio utterly annihilated the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. The Spurs built a 19 point lead in the first quarter, and never looked back, sealing the victory 145-115.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 40 points on 17-of-25 shooting, followed by 26 points from DeMar DeRozan on a nearly perfect night from the field. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the way for Memphis with a team-high 22 points and Ja Morant tallied 19 points for the home team.
Observations
- The Spurs were the seventh-worst first-quarter scoring team in the NBA coming into the game (26.