NBA: Spurs vs Grizzlies Preview

The San Antonio Spurs head into their NBA first round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies focused on the job at hand.

A fifth championship built around veteran centre Tim Duncan.
The Spurs (61-21) swept through the regular season like men on a mission to take No. 1 seed in the West and the first hurdle they face in playoffs comes in the shape of the Memphis Grizzlies (46-36).
Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich has his team playing with a more offensively minded approach this season and they should cruise into the next round of the postseason with little fuss. An interesting test for the Spurs will be trying to defend against Memphis's Zach Randolph who has had a stellar season averaging over 20 points and 12 rebounds per game.
As a sidenote to the series, the Grizzlies are yet to win a playoff game since moving to Memphis so look out for Marc Gasol doing his best to get one over on older brother Pau who tried but failed during his time with the organisation.
Manu Ginobili is expected to miss Game 1 on Sunday due to an injured elbow but that shouldn't trouble the Spurs too much.
San Antonio to take it in five games, the Grizzlies to finally win in the postseason.
Game 1 - Sun April 17, Memphis at San Antonio.
Game 2 - Wed April 20, Memphis at San Antonio.
Game 3 - Sat April 23, San Antonio at Memphis.
Game 4 - Mon April 25, San Antonio at Memphis.
Game 5 * Wed April 27, Memphis at San Antonio.
Game 6 * Fri April 29, San Antonio at Memphis.
Game 7 * Sun May 1, Memphis at San Antonio.