Today at 3:30 p.m. ET the NBA Playoffs' second round continues with the Golden State Warriors taking on the banged-up Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena on ABC, in a matchup fans can see online free by clicking this link. Warriors fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KNBR 680, while Grizzlies fans may do likewise on 92.9 FM ESPN.
The Warriors enter this series with the NBA's best offense, best defense, and arguably the greatest shooting backcourt in league history. The Grizzlies have a massive, dominant frontcourt, but an offense prone to sputtering and an injured point guard, Mike Conley, who is likely to miss this Game 1.
Conley is expected to play in the series though, so Warriors defensive anchor Andrew Bogut is preparing to see Conley on the court.
"I'm not ruling him out until I don't see him on the court in Game 1," Bogut said. "He's got a week to prepare. These pills these days do wonderful things. We're preparing like he's playing. You never know what's going to happen. They could make him an Iron Man mask. Who knows?"
Conley averaged 15.8 points and 5.4 assists per game this year, numbers that pale in comparison to his counterpart Stephen Curry. Conley's value to Memphis goes beyond the numbers though. He's a 38 percent shooter from 3-point range, and is a dogged defender that gets in guards' way before they have to contend with Marc Gasol at the rim. He also is the conductor of Memphis' offense; without him, their attack looks ragged.
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