LOS ANGELES: San Antonio and Cleveland punched their tickets to the second round on Sunday (Monday in Manila) with the Spurs sweeping past the depleted Memphis Grizzlies and the Cavaliers doing likewise to the brash Detroit Pistons.

The Spurs eliminated the Grizzlies in four games with a 116-95 triumph in Memphis, becoming the first team to reach the second round. They overpowered a Grizzlies team beset by injuries — most notably to Spanish big man Marc Gasol.

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