After San Antonio built a lead as high as 26 in the first half, Memphis slowly chipped away to bring it within four early in the final period. Wide-Open 3s by Pau Gasol and Tony Parker finally put Memphis away for Game 2, as the Spurs escaped with a huge win.
Tony got going early, with a vintage elbow shot, then a vintage floater. He continued his aggressive play, consistently going right at Mike Conley. Danny Green hit a 3 to give the Spurs a 20-12 lead. Conley had another good 1st Q, ending it with 8 points, but Kawhi Leonard ended the first with 10, Including a beautiful turnaround jumper and 4-4 from the line to lead all scorers.