The Grizzlies Get What They Want: A First Round Pairing With the
San Antonio Spurs.  Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, and Mike Conley
didn't play against the Clippers last night because, when it
comes down to it, the Memphis Grizzlies are just more
comfortable with a first round playoff tussle with the San
Antonio Spurs rather than the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, they'll
get to see if that made any sense.    It's the pairing many
Memphis fans likely prefer to the Lakers; the only "risk" of
sorts in essentially baiting the Clippers towards a victory was
the possibility of a Dallas Mavericks win/Lakers loss combo,
which would've put the playoff-shaky Mavs in the second position
and a mere win away from the Grizz.  Alas, this situation didn't
pan out, and the Grizzlies are now left with exactly what they
seemed to have wanted: The San Antonio Spurs. Memphis will be
confident heading into this series after splitting the season
series with San Antonio, 2-2, in games that were often close
throughout. We've seen that Memphis