The fact that it took a missed free throw from rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. to avoid overtime shows that the Spurs probably didn’t deserve to escape Memphis with a 108-107 win over the Grizzlies, their first of the Rodeo Road Trip.
Yet considering how desperately they needed to get a victory away from the AT&T Center, they will gladly take a lucky W over playing well and and losing, and so should we. On Tuesday, winning was all that mattered and with a little help from their outmatched opponent, San Antonio did just that.