Clippers-Grizzlies Preview

By TERESA M. WALKER
Posted May 02 2013 5:15PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Grizzlies have played the Los Angeles Clippers enough the past year to know that nothing is over until the final buzzer.

Sure, Blake Griffin is questionable with a sprained ankle and Chris Paul has a left thumb bruised. But the resilient Clippers are deep and talented.

That is why the Grizzlies are focusing only on themselves and their defense, the inside games of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, along with the work ethic they call grit and grind. They are 3-0 in Game 6s, and they lead the Clippers 3-2 going into Friday night's contest in this first-round, best-of-seven series.

But Memphis has lost both Game 7s the franchise has played in the past two playoffs - at Oklahoma City in 2011 and on the Grizzlies' own court a year ago to these same Clippers.

"We've had to deal with just growing pains I think in the playoffs, and hopefully all those experiences will help us come tomorrow and we'll be able to get it done," Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said Thursday.

The Grizzlies are on the verge of rallying from an 0-2 deficit to win a seven-game series, which has been done 15 times with Oklahoma City the last to do it - beating San Antonio in the Western Conference finals last year. In the process, the Grizzlies have won three straight postseason games for the first time and have their first series lead since being up 2-1 on Oklahoma City in 2011.

Memphis coach Lionel Hollins is pitching this as a two-game series that has the potential to be one if his Grizzlies take care of business before a sold-out crowd. He likes how his Grizzlies have prepared and played with discipline since losing the opener in Los Angeles.

"Now we're on the cusp of maybe moving on," Hollins said.

Griffin will likely be a game-time decision Friday night with the sprained right ankle that kept him on the bench in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's 103-93 win by Memphis in Los Angeles. He has been receiving constant treatment and said Thursday that his ankle feels better before the Clippers caught a flight to Memphis.

Paul had his left hand bandaged after that loss but plans to play. He matched his postseason high with 35 points in that loss but says he has to do a better job getting his teammates involved. If Griffin can't play, Paul said they will have to use a committee approach and may have to go small.

The Clippers do know they can win in Memphis. They took Game 1 in last year's series chewing away a big Memphis' lead, took Game 7 by a score of 82-72 and won both games during the regular season in Memphis to grab home-court advantage for this series as the No. 4 seed between teams with the same records.

"We got to go there, win there," Paul said. "We've shown the ability to do it before. We know it's going to be rowdy in there. We knew that Game 6 was going to be a close-out game for somebody. We just hoped it wouldn't be an opportunity for them, but it is. We just got to make it work."

Paul could use some help getting the Clippers' offense going again.

They averaged 101.2 points a game in the regular season and scored 112 points in taking Game 1. Since then, the Grizzlies have held Los Angeles to 87.7 points over the past four games thanks to Gasol, the 2013 Defensive Player of the Year, in the middle and Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince and Quincy Pondexter helping stifle the Clippers' shooters.

"They've outworked us I think the last few games, and that's been the most frustrating thing overall," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said.

The Grizzlies struggled a year ago hosting Game 7 with a packed FedExForum cranking the emotions up to a new level. Tuning out the noise and playing under control will be a must.

"The adrenaline's going to be pumping I know," Allen said. "I just want guys, me personally just me personally, I want to keep my composure, stay within myself and just take it as a game where we can close out and stay with what we've got intact."

The Grizzlies have enough experience on the roster to help manage both the expectations and the intensity. Prince, a trade pickup Jan. 30, won an NBA title with the Pistons in 2004 and an Olympic gold medal in 2008. Guard Keyon Dooling has played 53 postseason games himself, and Gasol won a silver medal himself last summer in the London Olympics with Spain.

Gasol insists the mindset must remain the same as when the Grizzlies trailed 0-2 in this series.

"We're just a step closer," Gasol said. "When we were down 2-zero, our margin of error was really low. Now we have to have the same mindset of trying to be a little better and polish the stuff we did not do well on previous games and try to do it a little better in Game 6."

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Grizzlies advance with 118-105 win over Clippers

By TERESA M. WALKER
Posted May 04 2013 2:00AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Grizzlies refused to be pushed around, especially on their home court, and now they're headed back to the Western Conference semifinals for the second time in three seasons.

Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points each, and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105 on Friday night to take the first-round series 4-2.

The Grizzlies had never won four straight postseason games before this series. They became only the 10th team in NBA history to win four straight after trailing 0-2 - the first to win the next four all by double digits.

They will open the second round at Oklahoma City on Sunday in a rematch of the franchise's only other Western semifinal that the Thunder won in seven games in 2011.

"Now this series is over," Grizzlies center Marc Gasol said. "It's time to enjoy tonight and be ready tomorrow. It's a quick turnaround, so we can enjoy tonight."

Memphis finished with seven players in double figures. Tony Allen had a postseason-best 19 points, and Jerryd Bayless had 16.

Reserve Matt Barnes scored a career playoff-best 30 points for Los Angeles. Chris Paul had 28 points before being ejected with 2:29 left for crashing into Gasol off a missed free throw, though he shook hands with several Grizzlies before going to the locker room.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, whose contract is up after this season, said he didn't understand how Paul could be thrown out of the game. Paul had never been ejected from the playoffs before, and he thanked an unnamed friend for reminding him to watch what he said to reporters.

"I got kids to feed," Paul said.

Blake Griffin didn't start because of his sprained right ankle, and he scored nine points in 13:56. Del Negro said Griffin's ankle was as big as a grapefruit limiting him to a few minutes at a stretch. Paul also is a free agent July 1, leaving plenty of decisions to be made about where the Clippers go from here.

"This is not how we wanted it to end," Griffin said.

NBA Commissioner David Stern was on hand along with Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones. Conley had old Ohio State teammate Greg Oden in the arena as well.

Having the commissioner on hand didn't slow anyone down in a game featuring lots of headlocks and knockdowns with the only thing missing a steel cage as they combined for seven technicals.

Even Grant Hill had three fouls in 3 minutes in the first half, and Chauncey Billups got a flagrant-1.

"They came out threw and everything at us," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said of the Clippers. "They played small. They played smaller. They pressed. They zoned. They gave hard fouls. They really competed. We held our poise. Held up mentally tough-wise and were able to get the win."

Randolph was ejected, too, with 1:57 remaining. He tossed his headband toward the stands and celebrated as he walked to the locker room.

"I was just talking to the bench and exchanging words and (official) Joey (Crawford) he don't play so he tossed me," Randolph said with a slight smile.

The Clippers set a franchise record going 56-32 in the regular season, earning the No. 4 seed. They won the first two in Los Angeles but came into Game 6 trying to avoid being eliminated by the team they beat in seven in the first round a year ago.

They had hoped to force Game 7 back in Los Angeles on Sunday only to lose four consecutive games for only the third time all season.

"We took too long to come to the fight," Paul said. "We waited to Gam 6 to start to play aggressively and match their intensity. I don't even know how many free throws they shot tonight. Maybe more than the field goal attempts that we got."

It only seemed that way as the Grizzlies went 38 of 47 at the line while the Clippers shot 41 of 78 from the floor. Billups credited the Grizzlies for never letting them get into a rhythm or their Lob City run and gun approach.

"Because of that, we lose the series," Billups said.

Los Angeles led only once - at 45-44 on Barnes' fourth 3-pointer with 5:08 left in the second quarter. The teams had four more ties before Quincy Pondexter hit a 3 with 2:02 left putting the Grizzlies ahead to stay at 54-51.

The Clippers had one last run, a 10-1 spurt capped by Butler's 20-foot jumper with 5:16 left pulling them within 103-97. Conley hit a 3 followed by a 3 from Bayless, and Randolph's scored inside with 3:06 remaining to push the lead back to double digits at 111-99.

It was so physical that Hollins sprinted onto the court in the second quarter after Butler went over Gasol's back for a rebound, leaving the Grizzlies center on the court pushing Butler's leg away as he got up.

Billups had as many fouls (four) as points (four). He got a flagrant-1 in the third when he put his body into Conley trying to stop a fast-break layup attempt and putting his right arm around Conley's neck as they went to the floor.

Conley hit the free throws, then hit a 3-pointer from the left corner giving the Grizzlies a 74-61 lead with 7:11 left.

After the bucket, Randolph and Griffin wrestled themselves to the court in a tangle of bodies. That earned the duo their fourth double-foul in this series with Randolph getting a technical.

Paul picked up his own technical from Crawford for his disgust when Randolph scored and picked up the foul.

Griffin said the tape will speak for what happened on that play but he felt a hand on his neck. Randolph said Griffin was pulling him down so he tried to brace for the fall.

And Griffin was called for a technical in the fourth when he knocked down Allen on a drive to the basket after the Grizzlies guard already had been fouled by Barnes. Bayless hit the free throw for the technical, and Allen added his two pushing the lead back to 97-87.

Notes: Hollins played for one of the nine teams that rallied from a 0-2 deficit. He was with Portland in 1977 when the Trail Blazers rallied to beat Philadelphia for the NBA championship. ... The Clippers did manage to snap a streak by the Grizzlies. Memphis had held opponents to 25 points or fewer in the third quarter in 52 straight games since Jan. 14, a streak 25 games longer than any other in the shot clock era. But the Clippers scored 26 in the third. ... Memphis went 23-1 in the regular season when scoring at least 100 points and is 3-0 in the postseason.

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• Clippers: Summers, Wayns
• Grizzlies: Greene, Reed

• Clippers: Barnes, Butler, Griffin, Paul, Paul
• Grizzlies: Randolph, Randolph

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #71 Rodney Mott, #9 Derrick Stafford
• Attendance: 18119
• Duration: 2:47

Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)		Memphis Grizzlies (57-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Jordan (Paul gains possession)
Jordan Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Billups Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:26
	11:26	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:26	Team Rebound
	11:26	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:25
Billups Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:06	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:00 [MEM 2-0]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)
	10:57	Conley Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:45 [LAC 2-2]
	10:17	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:16
Jordan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	10:07
	10:01 [MEM 4-2]	Prince Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
	10:00	Randolph Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	09:44
	09:43	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:35	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	09:33	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Billups Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:33
	09:33	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:33	Team Rebound
	09:33 [MEM 5-2]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Paul Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:25 [LAC 4-5]
Paul Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:11
	09:05 [MEM 7-4]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Billups Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	08:32
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	08:32
	08:32	Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:32	Team Rebound
Billups Substitution replaced by Crawford	08:32
	08:32 [MEM 8-4]	Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
Team Rebound	08:20
	08:20	Gasol Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:10
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:09
	08:08	Allen Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:08
Team Rebound	08:08
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:08
	08:07	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:44	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
	07:43	Team Rebound
Jordan Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:40
	07:40 [MEM 9-4]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:40 [MEM 10-4]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Odom Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:22 [LAC 6-10]
	07:02	Prince 3pt Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:02
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:53	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:39 [MEM 12-6]	Prince Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)
Jordan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	06:24 [LAC 8-12]
	06:13 [MEM 14-8]	Randolph Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Crawford Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Butler Substitution replaced by Barnes	05:57
	05:57	Conley Substitution replaced by Dooling
	05:57 [MEM 15-8]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	05:57 [MEM 16-8]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Barnes Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:33 [LAC 10-16]
	05:08	Prince Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:05
	04:52	Dooling Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:52 [LAC 11-16]
Jordan Substitution replaced by Griffin	04:52
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:52 [LAC 12-16]
	04:35 [MEM 18-12]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
Odom Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	04:18
Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:18
	04:12	Dooling Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)	04:06 [LAC 15-18]
Barnes Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:48
	03:48 [MEM 19-15]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:48 [MEM 20-15]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:38 [LAC 17-20]
Odom Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:18
	03:18	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:18	Team Rebound
	03:18	Allen Substitution replaced by Pondexter
Odom Substitution replaced by Hill	03:18
	03:18	Dooling Substitution replaced by Conley
	03:18 [MEM 21-17]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Paul Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:11 [LAC 19-21]
Hill Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:54
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
	02:54 [MEM 22-19]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:54 [MEM 23-19]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:37	Gasol Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:37 [LAC 20-23]
	02:37	Gasol Substitution replaced by Arthur
Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:37 [LAC 21-23]
	02:17	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:16
Griffin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Prince (1 BLK)	02:09
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:08
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	01:54
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:53
Griffin Layup Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:44	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Hill Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:42
	01:42 [MEM 24-21]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:42 [MEM 25-21]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Crawford Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:27
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:24
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:09
Griffin Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:07 [LAC 23-25]
Hill Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:58.9
	00:58.9 [MEM 26-23]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Hill Substitution replaced by Butler	00:58.9
	00:58.9 [MEM 27-23]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:52.3	Conley Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:52.3 [LAC 24-27]
	00:52.3	Conley Substitution replaced by Bayless
	00:52.3	Prince Substitution replaced by Dooling
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:52.3
	00:51.6	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:29.9	Bayless Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:26.9
Barnes Pullup Bank shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)	00:22.7 [LAC 26-27]
	00:01.6 [MEM 29-26]	Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)		Memphis Grizzlies (57-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39 [MEM 32-26]	Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Pondexter (1 AST)
Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:14 [LAC 28-32]
	11:00	Pondexter 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:00	Team Rebound
Butler Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:00
	10:58	Bayless Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)	10:41 [LAC 31-32]
Griffin Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:29
Griffin Substitution replaced by Jordan	10:29
	10:18	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
	10:18	Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Bledsoe Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	10:17
	10:07 [MEM 34-31]	Arthur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)	09:47 [LAC 34-34]
	09:27	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:26
	09:17	Dooling Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Paul Substitution replaced by Crawford	09:17
	09:17	Dooling Substitution replaced by Prince
	09:17	Arthur Substitution replaced by Allen
Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	09:07
	09:06	Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:03 [MEM 36-34]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bayless (2 AST)
Crawford Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	09:03
	09:03 [MEM 37-34]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Jordan Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	08:43 [LAC 36-37]
	08:21	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:20
Jordan Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)	08:12
Crawford Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:58
	07:58
Crawford Substitution replaced by Green	07:58
	07:58 [MEM 38-36]	Pondexter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:58 [MEM 39-36]	Pondexter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bledsoe Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:39
	07:39	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:33	Pondexter Layup Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:30
Butler Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (1 AST)	07:10 [LAC 38-39]
	06:45 [MEM 41-38]	Prince Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	06:38
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Paul	06:38
	06:26	Allen Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Technical	06:26
	06:26 [MEM 42-38]	Bayless Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:26 [LAC 39-42]
	06:26	Pondexter Substitution replaced by Randolph
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:26
	06:25	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:04	Prince Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:01
Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)	05:56
	05:47	Bayless Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Paul Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	05:44 [LAC 41-42]
	05:44	Bayless Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
	05:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Bayless Substitution replaced by Conley
Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	05:44 [LAC 42-42]
	05:24 [MEM 44-42]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)	05:08 [LAC 45-44]
Jordan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:56
	04:56 [MEM 45-45]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Jordan Substitution replaced by Odom	04:56
	04:56	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:55
Butler Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:34
	04:32	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:19 [MEM 47-45]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)
Paul Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:05 [LAC 47-47]
	03:55	Conley Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:54
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:46	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:27	Allen Floating Jump shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:24
Paul Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:14
	03:12	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Butler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:00
	03:00 [MEM 48-47]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:00 [MEM 49-47]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:46
Paul Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:46 [LAC 49-49]
Barnes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:35
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	02:35
	02:35	Gasol Substitution replaced by Pondexter
	02:35 [MEM 50-49]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:35 [MEM 51-49]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Butler Pullup Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:18 [LAC 51-51]
	02:02 [MEM 54-51]	Pondexter 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)
Crawford Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	01:53
	01:34	Pondexter Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	01:34	Pondexter Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:13	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:01	Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	00:59.9	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:59.1 [MEM 56-51]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	00:55.1	Conley Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	00:55.1	Conley Substitution replaced by Bayless
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:43.5	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:27.2 [MEM 58-51]	Prince Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Randolph (3 AST)
Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:07.5 [LAC 53-58]
	00:00.9	Pondexter 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)		Memphis Grizzlies (57-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Gasol Running Hook Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:43
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:24	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:08 [MEM 60-53]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Randolph (4 AST)
Odom Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	10:54
Odom Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:54
Odom Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	10:50
	10:50 [MEM 61-53]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:50	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:49
Billups Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)	10:36 [LAC 55-61]
	10:15	Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:13
Odom Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)	10:04 [LAC 57-61]
	09:46	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed
	09:44	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:44 [MEM 63-57]	Randolph Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (3 ST)	09:31
Butler Violation:Defensive Goaltending	09:27
	09:27 [MEM 65-57]	Conley Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)
Odom Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:06	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:54	Conley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Paul (1 ST)
	08:54	Conley Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Jordan Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Allen (4 ST)	08:36
	08:28 [MEM 67-57]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Prince (1 AST)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:16 [LAC 59-67]
Jordan Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:59
	07:59 [MEM 69-59]	Gasol Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (6 PTS)
Paul Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Prince (2 BLK)	07:46
	07:43	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Billups Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (4 PF) (2 FTA)	07:42
	07:42 [MEM 70-59]	Conley Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:42 [MEM 71-59]	Conley Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Jordan Substitution replaced by Griffin	07:42
	07:23	Prince 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:22	Allen Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Griffin Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:16
	07:13 [MEM 74-59]	Conley 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Prince (2 AST)
	07:11	Foul : Double Personal - Randolph (2 PF), Griffin (3 PF)
	07:11	Randolph Technical
Billups Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	07:11 [LAC 60-74]
Butler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:54
	06:45	Randolph Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	06:45	Randolph Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Butler Substitution replaced by Barnes	06:45
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)	06:24 [LAC 63-74]
	06:07 [MEM 76-63]	Randolph Running Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Griffin Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)	06:07
Paul Technical	06:07
	06:07	Conley Free Throw Technical Missed
	06:07	Team Rebound
	06:07 [MEM 77-63]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
	05:49	Gasol Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
Odom Substitution replaced by Green	05:49
Billups Substitution replaced by Hill	05:49
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:49
Team Rebound	05:49
Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:49 [LAC 64-77]
	05:37	Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	05:28 [LAC 67-77]
	05:00 [MEM 79-67]	Randolph Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Allen (5 AST)
Barnes Technical	04:52
	04:52 [MEM 80-67]	Randolph Free Throw Technical (21 PTS)
	04:52	Allen Substitution replaced by Bayless
	04:52	Conley Substitution replaced by Pondexter
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	04:40
Team Rebound	04:40
	04:40	Gasol Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)
Barnes Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	04:26 [LAC 69-80]
	04:12	Bayless Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	04:12	Bayless Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Hill Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
Griffin Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:01
Griffin Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:00 [LAC 71-80]
	03:40	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:39
	03:31	Randolph Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:31
Team Rebound	03:31
	03:31	Randolph Substitution replaced by Arthur
	03:31	Pondexter Substitution replaced by Dooling
Griffin Substitution replaced by Odom	03:31
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:31 [LAC 72-80]
	03:16 [MEM 82-72]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:59
Paul Floating Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)	02:52 [LAC 74-82]
	02:30 [MEM 85-74]	Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Prince (3 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)	02:08 [LAC 76-85]
	01:40	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
	01:40	Team Rebound
	01:40	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Team Timeout : Regular	01:40
Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:26 [LAC 78-85]
	01:03	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:03
	00:50.9	Arthur Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:50.9
Team Rebound	00:50.9
	00:50.9	Arthur Substitution replaced by Pondexter
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:50.9 [LAC 79-85]
	00:38.6 [MEM 88-79]	Pondexter 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:29.4	Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:08.4 [MEM 90-79]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Prince (4 AST)
Hill Foul: Offensive (4 PF)	00:05.2
Hill Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:05.2
	00:00.4 [MEM 92-79]	Bayless Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
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Hill Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:35	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	11:16	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:15
Barnes Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)	11:10 [LAC 81-92]
	11:10	Gasol Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)
	11:10	Gasol Substitution replaced by Arthur
	11:10	Dooling Substitution replaced by Conley
	11:10	Prince Substitution replaced by Randolph
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:10
	11:08	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:50 [MEM 94-81]	Arthur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Conley (5 AST)
Barnes Jump Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:24	Team Rebound
	10:15	Arthur Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	10:15	Arthur Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Paul Substitution replaced by Bledsoe	10:15
	10:15	Arthur Substitution replaced by Allen
Griffin Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)	10:02 [LAC 83-94]
Bledsoe Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:52
	09:45	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:43
	09:38	Bayless Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:38 [LAC 84-94]
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:38 [LAC 85-94]
Barnes Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:29
Griffin Technical	09:29
	09:29 [MEM 95-85]	Bayless Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
	09:29 [MEM 96-85]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	09:29 [MEM 97-85]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Hill Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (2 AST)	09:20 [LAC 87-97]
	08:57 [MEM 100-87]	Conley 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Allen (6 AST)
Bledsoe Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pondexter (1 ST)	08:41
Bledsoe Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:38
	08:38 [MEM 102-87]	Pondexter Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:38
Griffin Substitution replaced by Billups	08:38
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Butler	08:38
Green Substitution replaced by Paul	08:38
Butler Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Team Rebound
Hill Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF)	08:20
	08:01	Randolph Foul: Offensive (5 PF)
	08:01	Randolph Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Paul Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	07:49 [LAC 89-102]
	07:49	Allen Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
	07:49	Randolph Substitution replaced by Gasol
	07:49	Bayless Substitution replaced by Prince
Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)	07:49 [LAC 90-102]
	07:29	Pondexter 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:27	Allen Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
Paul Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:27
	07:27 [MEM 103-90]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	07:27	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:26
Barnes Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:03	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:43	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:42
Paul Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	06:37 [LAC 92-103]
	06:37	Pondexter Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	06:37	Allen Substitution replaced by Bayless
Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (28 PTS)	06:37 [LAC 93-103]
	06:15	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:15
Butler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:03 [LAC 95-103]
	06:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:01	Pondexter Substitution replaced by Randolph
	05:37	Prince Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:36
Butler Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:15 [LAC 97-103]
	04:57	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:57
Billups Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	04:49
	04:35 [MEM 106-97]	Conley 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Bayless (3 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Paul (8 AST)	04:14 [LAC 99-106]
	03:50 [MEM 109-99]	Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Conley (6 AST)
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	03:28
	03:27	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:06 [MEM 111-99]	Randolph Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Prince (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:06
Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Prince (1 ST)	02:45
	02:29	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:29	Team Rebound
Butler Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:29
	02:29 [MEM 112-99]	Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:29 [MEM 113-99]	Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Paul Technical	02:29
Paul Ejection:Second Technical	02:29
Paul Substitution replaced by Bledsoe	02:29
	02:29 [MEM 114-99]	Bayless Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:18	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:58	Conley Floating Jump shot: Missed
	01:58	Team Rebound
Barnes Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:57
	01:57 [MEM 115-99]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	01:57	Randolph Technical
Billups Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	01:57 [LAC 100-115]
	01:57	Randolph Ejection:Second Technical
	01:57	Randolph Substitution replaced by Allen
	01:57 [MEM 116-100]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (3 AST)	01:50 [LAC 103-116]
	01:45	Team Timeout : Short
	01:45	Team Timeout : Short
	01:28	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	01:26
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:15	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:11 [MEM 118-103]	Bayless Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Conley (7 AST)
Billups Running Layup Shot: Missed	01:03
	00:57.8	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:42.9	Bayless Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	00:39.9
Barnes Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)	00:33.8 [LAC 105-118]
	00:09.4	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 4th Quarter