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The Memphis Grizzlies entered the playoffs having never won a playoff game in franchise history. That wouldn't last for long with the Memphis Grizzlies winning Game 1 of the series. They would take a strong 3-1 lead before losing an overtime thriller in Game 5 of the series against the one seeded San Antonio Spurs. The Grizzlies took a three point lead late in the game and appeared to have the game in their hands. With under three seconds left the Grizzlies were on the doorstep of the second largest upset in the history of the NBA playoffs. The eight seeded Grizzlies would eventually lose that game to the seeded San Antonio Spurs largely due to a game tying three pointer by Gary Neal which sent the game into overtime. The Spurs would go on to win due to a horrid 1-7 shooting performance in the second half by the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies responded winning Game 6 and making history by knocking off the number 1 seed in dominating fashion. They won the series in six games but were in control of essentially every game. Zach Randolph would finish with 31 points and 11 rebounds dominating the last five minutes of the game scoring 17 of those in the fourth quarter. As I predicted the Grizzlies would be too much for the Spurs after taking a 2-0 lead. History was against them but percentages were for them after taking a 3-1 lead. The Grizzlies are poised for a historic run especially after taking Game 1 of the Conference Semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Critics bashed them and people wrote them off after a lackluster finish to their regular season. What's mind boggling is the fact that the Grizzlies are accomplishing so much without their all star and franchise player Rudy Gay who had a season ending injury late in the year. Now that they have shown the world they're serious contenders people are starting to jump on their bandwagon.
