San Antonio Spurs veteran point guard Chris Paul is known as a basketball savant, a throwback player to simpler times when guile and smarts were among the most sought-after qualities in NBA basketball players.

Paul frantically got Wembanyama's attention, pulling the center's arm into the fray so Paul was not severely overmatched on the resulting jump. It was a small thing but a pretty clever move and one that isn't often observed.

Chris Paul’s basketball IQ is unmatched ... moment late in the second quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. After Paul tried to poke the ball loose, Edey grabbed it.

Any play involving Chris Paul is a chance for him to showcase his tremendous basketball feel. That was evident Wednesday night.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

It took less than a second. Victor Wembanyama, lined up at center court across from the only player in the NBA taller than him per official measur

San Antonio ranks sixth in the league with 28.7 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.3. The Grizzlies are 3-4 in division play. Memphis ranks second in the league with 48.1 rebounds per game. Santi Aldama leads the Grizzlies with 7.0. The Spurs ...

• In 13 career games against the Spurs, Morant is averaging 28.5 points. It is his most against any single opponent. • Wells ranks second among rookies in scoring at 11.7 points per game, while Edey ranks sixth at 9.9 points per game. The Grizzlies are the only team with two rookies in the top 10.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs lost at home to the Memphis Grizzlies 140-112. San Antonio was outscored 40-22 in the third en route to the loss versus Memphis. Victor Wembanyama finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Harrison Barnes had 13, and Chris Paul had six and six assists.

Santi Aldama scored a career-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 140-112 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their largest losing margin of the season even with Ja Morant sidelined by a foot injury.

With the Memphis Grizzlies nearly back at 100% and a favorable matchup looming against the San Antonio Spurs, Kenny Ducey is backing the home favorite to cover in the Alamo City.

Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder ’s best regular season in over a decade, Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant delivered a what-if scenario involving his former team. Former Thunder veteran Derek Fisher went down memory lane recently, and Durant followed suit in a recent Out The Mud Podcast episode.