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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)\u2014The Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> are happy to be back home, sleeping in their own beds after splitting the first two games of their playoff series with the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now their biggest challenge is getting back to playing basketball their way.<\/p>\n

San Antonio bottled up Zach Randolph<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> limiting him to just 11 points and five rebounds, while Marc Gasol<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had just 12 points and 17 rebounds. The duo were a combined 7 of 23 from the floor in Wednesday night\u2019s 93-87 loss where the Grizzlies still came oh so close to going up 2-0 as the No. 8 seed in the West.<\/p>\n

Coach Lionel Hollins says the Grizzlies can blame themselves for their mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody wants to bail the team out for inexperience. It\u2019s just bad decisions. We\u2019ve played all year. We\u2019ve taken good shots and in certain games we\u2019ve taken bad shots because we are not in character. We forget who we are sometimes,\u201d Hollins said.<\/p>\n

These Grizzlies definitely are built around Randolph and Gasol, who helped them lead the NBA this season scoring 51.5 points in the paint per game. Randolph averaged 20.1 points and a career-high 12.2 rebounds per game, and he said the Grizzlies didn\u2019t play the way they did in winning Game 1. He saw a team settling for too many jump shots and not getting the ball inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those games where we outplayed ourselves,\u201d Randolph said. \u201cWe were thinking too much. We rushed too much, and we didn\u2019t stick to our game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s why Memphis shot only 39.8 percent (35 of 88) Wednesday night compared to 43.8 (32 of 73) for the Spurs and well below their usual 47 percent shooting. Randolph knows one way the Grizzlies can improve immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to get the ball to the paint. We\u2019ve got to drive the basketball. We can\u2019t settle for jump shots,\u201d Randolph said. \u201cI don\u2019t think they did nothing different. We just didn\u2019t try to get the ball down there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies studied film Thursday with Game 3 on Saturday night in Memphis where a sold-out crowd awaits, hoping to see the Grizzlies add to their first postseason win by winning their first playoff game on their home court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to be able to come home with at least a win under our belt and come home in front of our fans who are very excited and are going to help us hopefully get another win at home because we feel we play well at home and our fans are excited,\u201d Grizzlies guard Mike Conley<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said.<\/p>\n

The Spurs took Thursday off, taking advantage of the two-day break between games and the chance to rest up in what\u2019s already a very physical series. Spurs center Tim Duncan<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said Memphis is the toughest No. 8 seed he\u2019s seen in a long time. He calls the Grizzlies tough and well-coached.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything those guys have a nose for the ball. Even when we do get stops, they find a way to get second and third chances on the board,\u201d Duncan said. \u201cThey never quit. We understand that even more now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re 1-1 right now. We have to go to their house and try and get one.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a sign of how rough this series is, Duncan fouled out Wednesday night. The Spurs have had a big edge at the free throw line so far, taking advantage of the physical Grizzlies. San Antonio hit more free throws (22-of-32) than Memphis attempted (14 of 20) in Game 2.<\/p>\n

Spurs guard Tony Parker<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> compares the Grizzlies to the Utah Jazz<\/a> of old.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to foul and grab, and they\u2019re great at it,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n

Manu Ginobili<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> provided a big boost to the Spurs, returning Wednesday night and scoring 17 points with his sprained right elbow wrapped in a fat brace. Ginobili said the Grizzlies were more physical than most teams in the league during the regular season, so the Spurs talked about expecting a tough series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to attack hard and try to go straight lines to the rim, and try to draw fouls,\u201d Ginobili said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve done it pretty well in the first two games. We went to the line 30 times in two games.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Duncan points at Randolph as the core of the Grizzlies\u2019 physical style.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of the best offensive rebounders in the game. That\u2019s how he gets his work done there and you got to match that,\u201d Duncan said.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies insist they aren\u2019t just happy with being in the playoffs and winning once. They want to advance, and that means playing their typically stingy defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to cut out the silly mistakes,\u201d Grizzlies forward Shane Battier<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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