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Grizzlies rally to beat Warriors
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 01 - 2017

[caption id="attachment_110878" align="alignleft" width="190"] Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol (R) shoots over Golden State Warriors' Zaza Pachulia during their NBA game in Oakland Friday. — AP
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OAKLAND — The Memphis Grizzlies completed a dramatic comeback with a dominating overtime performance Friday to beat the two-time defending Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors for the second time this season.
Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph combined for four baskets on Memphis' first four possessions of overtime as the Grizzlies rallied from a 24 point deficit in the third quarter to win 128-119.
Mike Conley nailed a clutch jump shot with seven seconds left in regulation to tie the score for the Grizzlies who were also down by 18 points with 7:47 left in the fourth.
The Grizzlies, who outscored the Warriors 32-13 in the fourth quarter, dominated the overtime, using the four hoops by Gasol and Randolph to build a lead they never relinquished.
Conley and Randolph had 27 points apiece and Gasol added 23 for Memphis, who won for the second time this season over Golden State. The Grizzlies also won in resounding fashion 110-89 on Dec. 10 in Memphis.
Stephen Curry had a game-high 40 points for the Warriors who lost just their sixth game of the season to go with 31 wins.
Cavaliers 116, Brooklyn Nets 108: LeBron James scored 36 points, carrying Cleveland while Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love had slow starts in their return to the lineup, and the Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-108.
Irving added 32 points and Love had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points for the Nets, who have lost five straight and 10 of 11.
Clippers 106, Kings 98: Austin Rivers scored 24 points and Los Angeles won its third straight game by defeating Sacramento.
Rivers made four 3-pointers and the Clippers hit 13 overall in beating the Kings for the ninth straight time in Sacramento.
J.J. Redick drained five 3s and scored 20 points for the Clippers. DeAndre Jordan had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Paul added 14 points and 12 assists.
DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Kings.
Lakers 127, Heat 100: Lou Williams scored 24 points and Luol Deng added 19 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles topped Miami for only its fourth victory in 20 games.
Goran Dragic scored 16 points for Miami before getting ejected along with Los Angeles' Jordan Clarkson after a third-quarter scuffle in which both players appeared to be narrowly stopped from throwing punches.
Willie Reed had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat.
D'Angelo Russell scored 19 points, rookie Brandon Ingram had a career-high 17 and Julius Randle added 15 for the Lakers.
Celtics 110, 76ers 106: Avery Bradley had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Boston rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Philadelphia.
Isaiah Thomas added 24 points, and Al Horford scored 14 of his 19 in the final period.
Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Ersan Ilyasova scored 20.
Knicks 116, Bucks 111: Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 10 assists, including a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and New York stormed back from 18 down to beat Milwaukee and stop its six-game losing streak.
Kristaps Porzingis returned after a three-game absence due to a sore left Achilles tendon and added 24 points for the Knicks. Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker had 25 points apiece for Milwaukee. Greg Monroe chipped in with 19.
Wizards 112, Timberwolves 105: John Wall had a season-high 18 assists and scored 18 points to help Washington beat Minnesota for its ninth straight victory at home.
Andrew Wiggins had 41 points, Bradley Beal 22 and Marcin Gortat 19.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.
Rockets 100, Magic 93: Ryan Anderson had 19 points, all in the second half, and Eric Gordon scored 17 off the bench as Houston extended its winning streak to seven games with a victory over Orlando.
Anderson led five Rockets players in double figures. He hit five 3-pointers on a night when Houston attempted 49 of them and made 15.
Patrick Beverley also scored 17 points, while leading scorer James Harden had an off shooting night and finished with 14. D.J. Augustin led five Magic players in double figures with 19 points. Aaron Gordon added 18, while Serge Ibaka had 16 points and 12 rebounds.


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