Allen has been suffering through a lingering hamstring injury, but managed to play in game 1 after missing the Memphis Grizzlies’ last 3 games of the regular season. He logged 21 minutes and contributed 7 points to the Grizzlies’ losing effort against the San Antonio Spurs.
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With their offensive deficiencies on full display in game 1, the easiest way for the Grizzlies to win a game in this series may be to focus on holding the Spurs to below 85 points and hoping that they can somehow win a close, low scoring game in the 85-80 vicinity.