The San Antonio Spurs are one interesting team, in this respect: coach Gregg Popovich certainly earns his money as he has to deal with lots of injuries not to mention that he looks to keep Tim Duncan as fresh as possible for a probable playoff run in March. These days, the crisis du jour for the Spurs is a sprained ankle suffered recently by Tony Parker.

That little speed bump wouldn’t stop the Spurs Friday night during their game against the Memphis Grizzlies at AT&T Center as the trio of George Hill, Roger Mason and Manu Ginobili helped overcome Parker’s absence in leading San Antonio to the easy 104-97 win over Memphis, snapping the Grizzlies’ three-game win streak.

Seven Spurs scored in the first quarter as San Antonio led 28-21; the margin would grow to eleven early in the second quarter, but Memphis would chip away. Consecutive layups by O.J. Mayo in the final minute closed the gap to a point before a jumper by Tim Duncan with 3.9 ticks left on the game clock put San Antonio ahead 53-50 just before the break.

Duncan and Ginobili combined for 15 points in the third quarter, which started a surge by the Spurs that enlarged their lead to eleven on 4 different occasions before going into the final quarter ahead 77-70. Both teams went back-and-forth in the final 12 minutes with Hill icing the game for the Spurs with a jumper with just 2:43 remaining in the contest.

Six Spurs scored in double-digits, led by Duncan with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and a block while Hill added 18 with 5 assists, 3 steals and a block; Mason chipped in 17 (including 4 treys) with a rebound, an assist, a steal and a block.

Mayo led the Grizzlies with 28 points (including three 3-pointers), 2 rebounds and 2 assists while Zach Randolph added 19 with 13 rebounds, an assist and a steal.

San Antonio (27-18) plays again on Sunday when they host the Denver Nuggets while Memphis (25-20) returns home to host the New Orleans Hornets Saturday night.