Grizzlies-Wizards Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Feb 24 2010 1:06AM

Adding a number of new faces has seemed to help Washington Wizards play some of their best basketball of the season.

One of those recent additions, however, will have to watch the rest of the season from the bench.

In their first game without Josh Howard, the Wizards will try for their fourth win in five tries Wednesday night against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies

Washington (20-34) was one of the more active teams before the NBA's trading deadline, dealing Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler among others. The higher-profile players the Wizards acquired in those trades were Howard, Al Thornton and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who has yet to play for the team and is seeking a buyout.

Those new additions seemed to revive the struggling club as it's topped 100 points in four straight games, including a 101-95 home victory over Chicago on Monday.

Andray Blatche had 25 points and 11 rebounds, but Howard had to be helped off the floor after colliding with the Bulls' Flip Murray in the first quarter.

The next day, the team announced that Howard had torn his left anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the remainder of the season. The forward started three of his four games with Washington and averaged 14.5 points.

"We're disappointed for Josh personally. He did an outstanding job," Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld said. "We feel bad for him. The guys will have to step up in his absence."

One of those guys could be Blatche, who is averaging 25.0 points and 10.3 rebounds since the Wizards acquired Howard in a seven-player trade with Dallas on Feb. 13.

Thornton, expected to start in Howard's spot Wednesday, has averaged 16.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in three games with the his new team after posting 10.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 51 with the Los Angeles Clippers.

"I think some guys are getting more motivated and some are getting opportunities. I think the changes we made kind of cleared things up," coach Flip Saunders said.

The Grizzlies (28-28) were relatively quiet before the trading deadline, acquiring Ronnie Brewer from Utah for a future first-round pick. Brewer, however, is out indefinitely with a partially torn right hamstring suffered in Friday's 100-87 double overtime loss to visiting Miami.

Memphis bounced back Sunday with a 10-point win over woeful New Jersey, its second in a row on the road. The Grizzlies, though, suffered their ninth loss in 12 games Tuesday at home as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 99-98 win.

Kobe Bryant - playing his first game after missing five with an ankle injury - hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left after Memphis guard O.J. Mayo, who scored a team-leading 25 points, missed two late free throws. Mayo also hit the rim on a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer.

"I'd love to take those last two free throws again," he said.

Mayo has averaged 24.5 points on 58.6 percent shooting in the past two games, and Zach Randolph has notched seven straight double-doubles.

Randolph has averaged 20 points and 12.5 rebounds in his last four games against the Wizards. Mayo has fared even better - 26.3 points in three straight wins versus Washington for his best career average against one opponent.

He led Memphis with 28 points in a 116-111 overtime win at home against the Wizards on Dec. 28.

The Grizzlies have split their past six games at the Verizon Center but won 113-97 in their only trip there last season.

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Grizzlies' second string gets job done against Wizards

By John N. Mitchell, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 24, 2010 11:45PM

WASHINGTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- After suffering a heart-breaking overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers the night before, it would have been understandable if the Memphis Grizzlies showed up with heavy legs and dropped a road game to the suddenly surging Washington Wizards.

But Memphis coach Lionel Hollins is learning to trust his bench as the season progresses, and that trust paid off for the Grizzlies in the form of a 99-94 victory at Verizon Center.

With the Grizzlies leading 69-68 at the start of the fourth quarter, Hollins sent out a lineup to begin the fourth quarter that did not include starters Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph or Marc Gasol. Rather, starters O.J. Mayo and Mike Conley were joined on the floor by reserves Hamed Haddadi, Darrell Arthur and Marcus Williams, and the combination worked like a charm.

That group needed just under three minutes to forge an 80-70 lead following Mayo's 3-pointer, and together they played a role in the Grizzlies' 19-6 run at the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach.

"Tonight I think the key was the bench," said Gasol. "They deserve all the credit for this win. Everybody did a great job. But we are starting to get more confidence in our bench play. I've always had confidence in them because they are my teammates and we are a team. Tonight we needed them. "

For most of the night Gasol didn't look as if the extra period the night before took anything from his game. Using a variety of slick moves around the basket, Gasol torched the Wizards' frontline, making his first 10 shots from the field and finishing with 20 points on 10-for-11 shooting.

Gay and Randolph both scored 20 points apiece, and Gasol (nine rebounds), Randolph and Gay (seven boards each) were too much for the Wizards, who saw their longest home winning streak of the season end at three games.

"At the end of the game we just picked up our intensity," Gay said. "The bench did a good job for us and we held off their late run."

Mayo finished with 17 points, including 10 in the fourth, and he handed out a game-high eight assists.

The Wizards were held to less than 100 points for the first time since they dealt Antawn Jamison to Cleveland. They were also playing without the services of Josh Howard. Howard, acquired in the deal that sent Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood to Dallas, had looked comfortable playing for the Wizards. However, his season came to an abrupt end when it was learned that he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg Monday in a win over Chicago.

With Howard gone, the Wizards were forced to make a lineup shuffle, inserting Al Thornton -- recently acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers -- into the starting lineup. In three games as a reserve Thornton averaged 16.0 points for the Wizards. And while he notched his first double-double of the season for the Wizards (16 points, 11 rebounds), his insertion into the starting lineup created some problems for Washington.

"What we miss is we lose another option," Wizards coach Flip Saunders said. "When you lose a player, other players have to step into different roles. So instead of Thornton coming off the bench you have to use him in a starting position. It certainly puts different pressure on guys. We kept fighting back but we had that terrible stretch in the fourth quarter."

Andray Blatche has been a force for the Wizards since the trade. Memphis at times rolled a double-team over to the 6-11 Blatche but he still led the Wizards with 24 points and eight rebounds.

Averaging 25.0 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting better than 59 percent from the field in the first four games since the all-star break, Blatche says he's gotten used to being the first option.

"I've accepted that role," Blatche said. "We are all accepting our roles. We are young and we've got young legs. So we're going to go out and play hard every night. We've got to give the effort. You do that and anything can happen.

JaVale McGee was the only other Washington player to reach double-figures in scoring (10 points.)

• Grizzlies: Brewer, Hudson, Hunter
• Wizards: Ilgauskas, James

• Grizzlies: --
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #31 Scott Wall, #59 Gary Zielinski
• Attendance: 11875
• Duration: 2:13

Memphis Grizzlies (29-28)		Washington Wizards (20-35)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball McGee vs Gasol (Conley gains possession)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:40
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:28	Blatche Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:12	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:55 [WAS 2-0]	McGee Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	10:28
	10:27	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:02 [WAS 4-0]	Thornton Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thornton (1 BLK)	09:37
	09:35	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:22	McGee Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:22	McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:58 [MEM 2-4]
	08:31 [WAS 6-2]	Thornton Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:20 [MEM 4-6]
	07:59	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:58
Gasol Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:41 [MEM 6-6]
	07:21 [WAS 8-6]	Blatche Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)	07:04 [MEM 8-8]
	06:50	Foye Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)
Gay Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:46 [MEM 10-8]
	06:27 [WAS 10-10]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:15	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Mayo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:03
	06:03 [WAS 11-10]	McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:03 [WAS 12-10]	McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Mayo (1 AST)	05:48 [MEM 12-12]
Randolph Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:33
	05:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:33	McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto
	05:24 [WAS 14-12]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:07	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:02	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:01
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:33 [WAS 16-12]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)
Randolph Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:20 [MEM 14-16]
	04:01	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:00
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mayo (2 AST)	03:53 [MEM 16-16]
	03:34	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)
Gay Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)	03:29 [MEM 18-16]
	03:11	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
	03:11	Team Rebound
Gay Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:11
Gasol Substitution replaced by Haddadi	03:11
	02:57	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	02:56	Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:54	Oberto Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:53
	02:52	Foye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
Mayo Substitution replaced by Young	02:52
Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:52 [MEM 19-16]
Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:52 [MEM 20-16]
	02:37	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	02:36	Oberto Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:26 [WAS 18-20]	Blatche Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:09 [MEM 22-18]
	01:56	Oberto Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:56	Oberto Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	01:56	Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins
Conley Substitution replaced by Williams	01:56
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	01:39
	01:38	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:29	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:27
	01:25	Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:25 [MEM 23-18]
	01:25	Blatche Substitution replaced by Singleton
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:25 [MEM 24-18]
	01:11	Singleton Jump Shot: Missed
Haddadi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
	00:58.8	Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:58.8
Team Rebound	00:58.8
Randolph Substitution replaced by Arthur	00:58.8
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:58.8 [MEM 25-18]
	00:47.1 [WAS 20-25]	Boykins Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Missed Block: Singleton (1 BLK)	00:34.9
	00:32.9	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:29.8	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	00:29.1	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Haddadi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:29.1
	00:29.1 [WAS 21-25]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:29.1	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haddadi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:27.9
	00:06.8	Oberto Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haddadi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:06.8 [MEM 26-21]
	00:06.8	Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee
Gay Substitution replaced by Carroll	00:06.8
Haddadi Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:06.8 [MEM 27-21]
Carroll Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:03.0
	00:03.0 [WAS 22-27]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	00:03.0	Miller Substitution replaced by Ross
	00:03.0 [WAS 23-27]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (29-28)		Washington Wizards (20-35)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:44
Haddadi Jump Shot: Missed	11:31
Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:30
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed Block: Singleton (2 BLK)	11:27
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:27
	11:27	McGee Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	11:18
Haddadi Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:17
Haddadi Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:15 [MEM 29-23]
	10:51	Ross 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:50	Singleton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:48	Singleton Layup Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:47
Young Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mayo (3 AST)	10:43 [MEM 31-23]
	10:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:42	McGee Substitution replaced by Blatche
	10:21	Singleton Jump Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:20
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)	10:05
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:02
	10:02	Young Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:02	Team Rebound
	10:02 [WAS 24-31]	Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Arthur Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:44 [MEM 33-24]
	09:34	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	09:33	Singleton Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:29	Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
Haddadi Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:18
	09:03	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	09:02	Singleton Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	09:00	Singleton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (1 BLK)
	08:58	Singleton Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)
	08:51 [WAS 26-33]	Young Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Haddadi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:51
Team Timeout : Regular	08:51
Arthur Substitution replaced by Randolph	08:51
Haddadi Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:51
Williams Substitution replaced by Conley	08:51
Young Substitution replaced by Gay	08:51
	08:51	Young Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:50
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:06 [WAS 28-33]	Young Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Singleton Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	07:20 [WAS 30-33]	Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)
	07:12	Singleton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:12
Team Rebound	07:12
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:12 [MEM 34-30]
	06:58	Blatche Layup Shot: Missed
	06:57	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:52 [WAS 32-34]	Blatche Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Gay 3pt Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Boykins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Randolph Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:19
	06:19 [WAS 33-34]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	06:19 [WAS 34-34]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Singleton (3 BLK)	05:57
Team Rebound	05:56
Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Boykins (1 ST)	05:54
	05:49	Boykins Layup Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:47
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	05:42
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:41
Gay Jump Shot: Missed Block: Singleton (4 BLK)	05:33
	05:31	Boykins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:27 [WAS 36-34]	Young Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Boykins (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:18
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Randolph (3 AST)	05:13 [MEM 36-36]
	04:49	Ross Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:48
Gay Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:38 [MEM 38-36]
	04:17	Ross Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:16
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)	04:09 [MEM 40-36]
	03:41 [WAS 38-40]	Singleton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Young (1 AST)
Mayo Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	03:27
	03:27	Boykins Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:27	Ross Substitution replaced by Foye
	03:27	Young Substitution replaced by Thornton
	03:12 [WAS 41-40]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	02:53
	02:48 [WAS 43-40]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)
Gay Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Randolph (4 AST)	02:33 [MEM 42-43]
	02:05 [WAS 45-42]	Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Singleton (1 AST)
Mayo Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)	01:59 [MEM 44-45]
	01:42 [WAS 47-44]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Foye (3 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:06	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Timeout : Official	01:06
Randolph Substitution replaced by Young	01:06
Conley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:43.9
	00:42.9	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:32.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:25.9	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (1 BLK)
	00:24.1	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Conley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:24.0
	00:24.0 [WAS 48-44]	Singleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:24.0	Miller Substitution replaced by Ross
	00:24.0	Blatche Substitution replaced by Harris
	00:24.0	Singleton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:23.9
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:04.3 [MEM 46-48]
	00:04.3	Singleton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:04.3	Singleton Substitution replaced by Blatche
	00:04.3	Ross Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:04.3	Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:04.3
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:03.7
Young Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.0
Gay Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:02.0
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.3
	00:00.2	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
End of 2nd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (29-28)		Washington Wizards (20-35)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gay (2 ST)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:02	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:01
Conley Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)	10:52
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:50
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)	10:39 [MEM 48-48]
	10:11	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	10:11
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:58	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:48 [WAS 52-48]	McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foye (4 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:30 [MEM 50-52]
	09:30	McGee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:30
	09:29	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:17 [WAS 54-50]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)	09:04 [MEM 52-54]
	09:04	Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:04	McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	09:04 [MEM 53-54]
	08:47	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:46
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)	08:32 [MEM 55-54]
	08:17	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:15
Conley Layup Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:07	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:02 [WAS 56-55]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Blatche (3 AST)
Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Oberto (1 ST)	07:45
	07:40 [WAS 58-55]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (4 AST)
Mayo Layup Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:07	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:07	Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins
Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:55
	06:30 [WAS 60-55]	Thornton Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:11 [MEM 57-60]
	05:51	Boykins 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:50
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Mayo (4 AST)	05:47 [MEM 59-60]
	05:47	Thornton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	05:47 [MEM 60-58]
	05:31	Blatche Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Conley (5 AST)	05:20 [MEM 62-58]
	05:04 [WAS 60-62]	Oberto Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (6 AST)	04:46 [MEM 65-60]
	04:23	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	04:22	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	04:01 [WAS 62-65]	Oberto Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
	03:41	Oberto Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:22 [WAS 64-65]	Boykins Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:08	Thornton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Substitution replaced by Haddadi	03:08
	03:08	Blatche Substitution replaced by Singleton
Conley Substitution replaced by Williams	03:08
Haddadi Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:58 [MEM 67-64]
	02:45	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:45
Mayo Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	02:38 [MEM 69-64]
Gay Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:26
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
	02:26	Miller Substitution replaced by Young
	02:17 [WAS 66-69]	Singleton Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Boykins (3 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:54	Oberto Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:35 [WAS 68-69]	Boykins Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Singleton (2 AST)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	00:51.9	Singleton Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:50.4
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	00:43.9
	00:42.9	Singleton Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:24.9	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Haddadi Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:23.9
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.5
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:00.5
End of 3rd Quarter
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Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
Haddadi Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:48
Haddadi Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:46 [MEM 71-68]
	11:29	Singleton Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:28
Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	11:13 [MEM 74-68]
	11:12	Team Timeout : Regular
Arthur Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:04
	10:56	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:55
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mayo (5 AST)	10:38 [MEM 76-68]
	10:20	Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	09:41	Blatche 3pt Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:40
Mayo Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:28 [MEM 78-68]
	09:16 [WAS 70-78]	Boykins Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:16
	09:16	Thornton Substitution replaced by Miller
	09:16	Young Substitution replaced by Foye
	09:16	Boykins Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Haddadi Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:14
Mayo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:53 [MEM 80-70]
	08:31	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mayo (1 BLK)
Haddadi Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:29
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:22 [MEM 82-70]
	08:22	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:22	Boykins Substitution replaced by Ross
	08:07	Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (2 BLK)
	08:05	Singleton Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
Haddadi Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:05
	08:05 [WAS 71-82]	Singleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:05 [WAS 72-82]	Singleton Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Singleton Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	07:40 [WAS 74-82]	Blatche Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:31
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
Young Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:18
Young Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:13 [MEM 84-74]
	07:01	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:00
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
Arthur Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:55
Haddadi Substitution replaced by Randolph	06:55
Young Substitution replaced by Gay	06:55
Arthur Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:55
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Mayo (6 AST)	06:50 [MEM 86-74]
	06:35	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:33
	06:33	Foye Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Mayo Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	06:27 [MEM 88-74]
Williams Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	06:11
	06:11	Ross Substitution replaced by Thornton
	06:11 [WAS 75-88]	Foye Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:04
	06:04	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:04	Team Rebound
	06:04 [WAS 76-88]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:50
Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:49
Gay Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Mayo (7 AST)	05:28 [MEM 90-76]
	05:02	Singleton Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:01
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:31	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Gay (3 ST)
	04:31	Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:31	Singleton Substitution replaced by McGee
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	04:11
Gay Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:10
Gay Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:05 [MEM 92-76]
	03:51 [WAS 78-92]	Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Foye (5 AST)
Randolph Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:51
	03:51 [WAS 79-92]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)
Gay Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Mayo (8 AST)	03:33 [MEM 94-79]
Mayo Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	03:23
	03:23 [WAS 80-94]	Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:23 [WAS 81-94]	Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Gay Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:13
	03:06	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:05
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:58	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	02:47 [WAS 83-94]	Thornton Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Mayo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)	02:37
Gay Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:31
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
Williams Substitution replaced by Conley	02:31
	02:31	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:31	Team Rebound
	02:31 [WAS 84-94]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	02:17	McGee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:17 [MEM 95-84]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:17
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:16
Randolph 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	01:53 [MEM 98-84]
	01:35 [WAS 86-98]	Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:13	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:05 [WAS 88-98]	McGee Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blatche (5 AST)
	00:57.7	Thornton Substitution replaced by Harris
	00:57.7	Blatche Substitution replaced by Young
	00:57.7	Miller Substitution replaced by Singleton
Team Timeout : Short	00:57.7
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.8
	00:41.9	Singleton Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	00:35.9 [WAS 90-98]	McGee Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Foye (6 AST)
Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Harris (1 ST)	00:24.9
	00:21.3 [WAS 92-98]	Harris Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Foye (7 AST)
	00:14.5	Foye Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	00:10.7	Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Mayo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:10.7
Team Rebound	00:10.7
Mayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:10.7 [MEM 99-92]
	00:10.7	Team Timeout : Regular
Randolph Substitution replaced by Young	00:10.7
	00:07.9	McGee Jump Shot: Missed
	00:06.3	Singleton Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
Gay Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:05.1
	00:05.1 [WAS 93-99]	Singleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:05.1 [WAS 94-99]	Singleton Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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