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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- No matter how Jordan Spieth finishes this year -- even if he successfully defends his FedEx Cup title or holes a clinching putt at the Ryder Cup -- it will forever be most remembered for his infamous collapse while leading on the back nine at the Masters.Well remember the two shots into Raes Creek on the 12th hole. Well remember him turning a 5-stroke lead into a 3-shot defeat.What we wont remember is the resilience he showed afterward.OK, so Spieth failed to win any of the three subsequent major championships. And no, he wont be named Player of the Year once again. But only three starts after losing the Masters, he bounced back for a victory at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. Hey, its no green jacket, but it did show plenty of buoyancy.Its becoming an ongoing theme for him, one again on display here at the Barclays this week.Last year, Spieth missed the cut at this event. Granted, it wasnt here at Bethpage Black, but on Friday afternoon at Plainfield Country Club, he was slamming the trunk after rounds of 74-73 that led to a missed cut.He showed resilience by still winning the playoff title and is showing it again this week, as rounds of 71-67 have him tied for fifth, 4 shots behind 36-hole leader Patrick Reed entering the weekend.I remember being right there, and it was almost like the wheels just came off the back nine the first day, he recalled about last years Barclays. I was like, You know what? Its OK, regroup. Obviously, it didnt hurt me much for the year. I knew that an extra couple days [off], having six days before playing again, was probably good for me. I ended up missing the next cut, but I remember being OK with it there.As if only to further the theme, Spieth showed more bounce-back ability during Fridays round, as well.Starting on the Blacks devilish par-4 10th hole, he left his second shot in the greenside bunker and a difficult lie led to an opening double-bogey.It wasnt exactly the way hed envisioned starting his morning.The level of anger I got to where I want to just throw the club in the bag, he explained. But theres nothing good that necessarily comes out of it. So recognizing that and bouncing back quicker is more useful.He credited caddie Michael Greller for helping him get back into the right frame of mind on the next tee.Moments like 11 tee box are where I really credit Michael a lot for stepping in there and being a real positive voice, saying, You got really screwed on that shot; you did exactly what we wanted to do on the second shot on 10; lets find the fairway here, get into rhythm and pretend that didnt happen, Spieth continued. He said, Lets get two birdies before the turn.As it turned out, they got only one, the result of a 15-foot putt on the 18th hole.After the turn, though, Spieth added an eagle and three more birdies -- and, most impressively, there wasnt another blemish on the scorecard after that opening double.[Im] happy to go from that cut line to contention, he said with a smile afterward.Just consider it all part of an ongoing theme. Phillip Lindsay Jersey .J. 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Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the Spurs struck first by beating Memphis 105-83 on Sunday. San Antonio raced out to a 17-point lead in the first quarter, then came up with a response when Memphis rallied to get within six in the second half. Both teams pulled their starters with over 5 minutes left and the Spurs leading by 21. "I can promise you this: Nobodys happy in our locker room, because we were up 2-0 (in the West finals) last year and we lost," Parker said. "Its just one game. It means nothing. We still have a long way to go." The Spurs avoided a repeat of their Game 1 loss when the teams met two years ago in the first round. The Grizzlies went on to knock San Antonio out of the playoffs as the top seed that time. Memphis has lost its opener in each round in this years playoffs, recovering from an 0-2 hole in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers and an 0-1 deficit against Oklahoma City in the West semifinals. Game 2 is Tuesday night in San Antonio. "We just didnt play well. Its not anything specific," coach Lionel Hollins said. "Its just that we were running too fast, we missed some layups, we were taking bad shots and our defence was really awful. And the Spurs played well." The NBAs stingiest defence wasnt up to its usual standards, allowing the Spurs to hit 53 per cent of their shots and a franchise post-season-record 14 3-pointers while All-Star power forward Zach Randolph struggled. Randolph had just two points, getting his only basket with 9:26 left in the game. He had a playoff-best 28 points and 14 rebounds in his last game, as Memphis eliminated defending West champ Oklahoma City in Game 5 on Wednesday night. "Obviously, hes their best scorer. Hes a beast inside," Parker said. "We know hes not going to play like that every game. Its just sometimes it happens." The Grizzlies started to rally as soon as Randolph came out of the game for the first time in the second half. Quincy Pondexter made a baseline cut for a layup off Darrell Arthurs pass, then hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 10-0 burst. Jerryd Bayless two-handed, fast-break dunk off a steal got the Grizzlies within 62-56 with 3:43 left in the third quarter. The comeback was short-lived, though. Bayless missed a 3-pointer on the nextt trip, and Manu Ginobili was able to make one at the opposite end to spark an 11-1 response that immediately restored the Spurs lead to 16 by end of the quarter.dddddddddddd Leonard hit a pair of 3-pointers and Gary Neal had one as San Antonio kept pouring it on in the fourth. The four regular-season meetings were all won by the team with more points in the paint, but perimeter shooting proved to be a bigger factor in the playoff opener. Memphis, which was second in the NBA by holding opponents to 33.8 shooting on 3-pointers, let San Antonio make 13 of its first 24 from behind the arc and finish 14 of 29. Danny Green connected three times and scored 16, and Matt Bonner hit four of his five attempts for 12 points. "We did a good job of moving the basketball, finding each other, trusting each other," Green said. "Luckily we made some today." Pondexter led Memphis with 17 points, Marc Gasol scored 15 and Mike Conley had 14 points and eight assists. "We were just so hyper, just running all over the place on defence," Hollins said. "Wed have four guys in the paint and nobody would be out on the perimeter guarding anybody. And thats not how we play defence." The Spurs asserted themselves early, scoring on their first seven possessions and also getting a couple head-to-head defensive stops from their veterans while claiming a quick 23-8 lead. Parker swiped the ball from Conley on Memphis second possession, running out for a layup, and Hollins burned a timeout in the first 2 minutes. Tim Duncan snuffed out the ensuing play by blocking Randolphs shot, and the Spurs strong start continued. Bonner hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 17-point edge late in the first quarter, and San Antonio pushed out to a 43-23 advantage following consecutive baskets by Parker with 6:06 left before halftime. It was the largest first-half deficit for the Grizzlies during the playoffs. "Every time we made a mistake defensively, they made us pay every time," Gasol said, who had three baskets in a push that helped Memphis get within 51-37 at halftime. "It was over-help or no help or whatever it was, they made you pay." Notes: Memphis only other deficit larger than 20 this post-season came in the first-round opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. L.A. didnt lead by 20 until the final minute of a 112-91 victory. ... Tracy McGrady got a standing ovation when he checked in with the Spurs up by 20 midway through the fourth quarter. ... The Spurs had 13 3-pointers in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Clippers in last years playoffs. ' ' '