Grizzlies Snap Clippers' Seven-Game Winning Streak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Gasol hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from the left corner with 14 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the Clippers 111-107 on Wednesday night, snapping Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak.
Mike Conley scored 30 points, Gasol added a season-high 26 and Memphis equaled a season high with 15 3-pointers, including a career high-tying seven by Conley.
J.J. Redick scored a season-high 29 points, Blake Griffin added 25, and DeAndre Jordan had 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who still have the NBA's best record at 10-2. Both of their losses have come at home.
Los Angeles came in outscoring opponents by an average of 16.6 points, fourth-highest in NBA history, but the Grizzlies built a 16-point lead in the first half and were ahead by seven going into the fourth.
In the end, it was the Grizzlies' defense that preserved the victory.
With 23 seconds left, Griffin inbounded to Jamal Crawford, who got blocked by Gasol.
After Gasol's 3-pointer put Memphis ahead 109-107, Redick had the ball stolen by Conley, who got fouled and made both free throws to close out the win.
Redick's seventh 3-pointer gave the Clippers a 101-100 lead in the fourth, their first since early in the second quarter.
But Conley answered with his seventh 3 and Zach Randolph hit a turnaround bank hook, putting the Grizzlies back in front 105-101 and forcing the Clippers to call a timeout.
Los Angeles regrouped and scored six unanswered points for a 107-105 lead. Crawford put back his own miss, Jordan tipped in Paul's miss and Paul hit a pullup jumper while the Grizzlies missed on consecutive possessions.
Randolph added 18 points off the bench and Vince Carter had 12.
Conley hit his fifth 3-pointer to put the Grizzlies up by 16 points early in the third.
Luc Mbah a Moute got hammered by Andrew Harrison under the basket and Griffin went charging in to help up his teammate. Griffin put his hands on a Grizzlies player and he got pushed by JaMychal Green. After a video review, Harrison received a flagrant-1 foul and Green got a technical.
The incident fired up the Clippers. Redick's free throw on the flagrant launched a 13-2 run that drew them to 66-60. Redick added two 3-pointers, with Mbah a Moute stripping the ball from James Ennis III and feeding Redick for his second long-range basket.
Memphis ran off 10 straight points to restore its 16-point lead, with Gasol and Ennis hitting 3-pointers.
The Grizzlies dominated the second, outscoring the Clippers 35-18.
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: Conley scored 30 against the Clippers in a 99-88 home loss on Nov. 4. ... Gasol has made 16 3-pointers after hitting just 12 in his first eight seasons. ... G-F Tony Allen missed his fourth straight game with a right groin injury.
Clippers: F Wesley Johnson sat out his third game in a row with a left heel contusion.
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: Visit Dallas on Friday to close out a four-game trip. The Grizzlies have lost three in a row to the Mavericks.
Clippers: Visit Sacramento on Friday and return home Saturday to host the Chicago Bulls in the second game of a back-to-back, their fourth of the season.