Clippers Edge Grizzlies 94-92 On Redick's Late Scoring
LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.J. Redick scored six points in the final 55 seconds to rally the Los Angeles Clippers to a 94-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, snapping a two-game skid.
Blake Griffin had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and DeAndre Jordan added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers during a back-and-forth game in which neither team led by more than eight points.
Redick finished with 16 points, but his biggest contributions came when he hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and then got fouled by Tony Allen and made all three free throws to put the Clippers ahead 90-86.
Zach Randolph scored 26 points to lead the Grizzlies, who dropped their third in a row. Marc Gasol added 18 points but had a couple of costly misses at the foul line in the closing seconds, and Mike Conley had 16.
The final 13 seconds turned into a foul fest.
Chris Paul fouled former teammate Matt Barnes on a 3-point attempt with eight seconds left, and Barnes made all three to draw the Grizzlies to 90-89. Paul finished with 14 points.
Jamal Crawford hit a pair of free throws after being fouled by Courtney Lee to keep Los Angeles ahead 92-89 with seven seconds left. Crawford added 13 points off the bench, but drew groans from the fans with a rare miss that had Los Angeles leading 93-90 with five seconds to go.
Gasol was only 3 of 6 over the final six seconds while an especially loud male fan taunted him.
Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters.
Crawford's 3-pointer from the right corner beat the buzzer to end the third, giving the Clippers a 70-66 lead.
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: Barnes faced his old team for the first time since leaving over the summer. He had eight points, six rebounds and four fouls in 27 minutes off the bench. ... Gasol received a flagrant-1 foul after hitting Griffin in the nose with his left arm in the fourth.
Clippers: Paul returned after missing one game with a sore right groin. ... He needs five assists to reach 7,000 in his career. ... Paul Pierce was called for a flagrant-1 foul on Jeff Green, who landed in the courtside photographers in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: Host NBA champion Golden State on Wednesday.
Clippers: They visit Dallas on Wednesday in Jordan's first game there since he reneged on a verbal commitment to play for the Mavs last summer.
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