Grizzlies, Spurs, Lakers And Warriors Vie For Playoff Slots
May 19, 2021, 10:04 AM | Updated: 10:05 am
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives against LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during their preseason game at T-Mobile Arena on October 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 123-113. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
AP – The Memphis Grizzlies came into the season hoping to speed up the rebuilding process for the NBA’s second-youngest team by reaching the playoffs.
Now the Grizzlies’ can take the next step to achieving that goal by beating the San Antonio Spurs tonight in the NBA’s new play-in games postseason format.
The winner will play either the Lakers or Warriors on Friday night to earn the No. 8 seed and a spot in best-of-seven first-round series with top-seeded Utah.
#StateFarmPlayIn action continues TONIGHT on ESPN!
7:30pm/et: @spurs/@memgrizz
10pm/et: @warriors/@Lakers▪️ Winner of GSW, LAL makes #NBAPlayoffs as West #7 seed
▪️ Winner of SAS, MEM faces loser of GSW, LAL to decide West #8 seed pic.twitter.com/Z6gqV3ucuO— NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2021
Memphis will host San Antonio on Wednesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on ESPN.
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Another Western Conference Play-In Game
LeBron James and Steph Curry are used to meeting in the spring with an NBA championship up for grabs.
The stakes will be much different when they face each other tonight.
They’ll only be vying for a playoff spot. James and the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers host Curry’s eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference play-in tournament game.
Jazz fans, which Play-In team do you want Utah to face in the first round of the NBA Playoffs?#TakeNote #NBAPlayoffs #NBA
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) May 18, 2021
Curry this season became the oldest scoring champion since Michael Jordan won the scoring title in 1998.
James has played in only four games since originally suffering a sprained right ankle on March 20.
The #StateFarmPlayIn continues TONIGHT on ESPN!
▪️ WARRIORS x LAKERS WIN TO GET IN MATCHUP at 10pm/et… winner takes West #7 seed in the #NBAPlayoffs
▪️ Loser will play the winner of SAS/MEM on Friday to decide West #8 seed in the #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Tsas0Qnydc
— NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2021
Los Angeles will host Golden State on Wednesday, May 19 at 8:00 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on ESPN.
