Spurs take 3-0 lead vs Grizzlies

The Spurs really only needed one victory to consider their Memphis trip a success. So having gotten off to about as poor a start as possible, they could have been forgiven for flushing Game 3.

But adhering to their cherished motto to keep pounding the rock, they fought back from an early 18-point deficit, hung on through a heart-stopping stretch run, and finally finished Memphis off with a bravura performance in overtime.

Now leading 3-0, the Spurs stand just one victory away from returning to the Finals for the first time in six years, a span in which they

Enterprising reporters spotted Tim Duncan sipping on a celebratory beer after the game, and why not? Indeed, he should have treated himself to a six pack after Saturday

Big Timis the man :applause: