Admit it, you never would have guessed that a game played in late March between the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies would have any meaning attached to it, other than somebody has to win the John Wall lottery. But the Bucks & Grizz battled into overtime on Sunday, as the playoff bound Bucks won 108-103 in overtime in Milwaukee.

Yahoo! Sports gave a good summary of how both teams look for the post-season:

While Memphis came into the game just 1 1/2 behind Milwaukee in the overall NBA standings, the teams have dynamically different postseason chances. The Bucks are close to clinching their first playoff berth since 2006, while the Grizzlies’ chances are all but gone to catch Portland or San Antonio in the Western Conference standings.

“I have no problems or worries about how we are going to finish the season,” Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. “But I told them if you have this kind of focus and effort, you are going to win a lot of games and we are going to have a good finish.

“Give the Bucks credit. They’ve played very well lately. They had a couple of tough losses, but they came back and revved it right up and came right at us.”

The play of Jennings, Bogut, and Salmons has catapulted the Bucks not only into the playoffs, but competing for the 5th spot behind the established Eastern powers: Cleveland, Orlando, Boston, & Atlanta. The Memphis Grizzlies would fare well also, if not for the dog-eat-dog Western conference, where the 6 game difference behind San Antonio is not likely to be closed. They can still be proud of their play this year, and the Mayo, Conley, Z-Bo core has put the league on notice.

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