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Conley lifts Grizzlies past Spurs
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April 3, 2013, Wednesday
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MIKE Conley drove for a layup with 0.6 seconds left as the Memphis Grizzlies rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-90 on Monday for their third straight victory.
The Grizzlies matched a club record with their 50th win this season, and they won their 12th straight at home. They improved to 26 games above .500 in a game where Conley's bucket gave them their first lead since 18-16 late in the first quarter.
"We have loftier goals," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "I'm proud of the players and the coaching staff and what we have accomplished, but I remember when the team got 50 before and we didn't win another game."
The Grizzlies lost their final four games in the 2003-04 season, then were swept in the playoffs - by the Spurs.
Elsewhere in the National Basketball Association on Monday, it was: Rockets 111, Magic 103; Pistons 108, Raptors 98; Hawks 102, Cavaliers 94; Timberwolves 110, Celtics 100; Bucks 131, Bobcats 102; Jazz 112, Trail Blazers 102; and Pacers 109, Clippers 106.
In Memphis, Tennessee, Conley scored the final five points and finished with 23. Jerryd Bayless had 17 points, Marc Gasol 16, and Zach Randolph 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Parker scored 25 points for the Spurs. Parker tried to beat the buzzer with a jumper that was too late.
"They hit the biggest shot," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the Grizzlies.
Tiago Splitter added 13 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which was not at full strength playing its second game in two nights. The Spurs left Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan at home with sore knees after both played in Sunday night's 86-88 loss to Miami. Manu Ginobili is out at least three weeks with a strained right hamstring.
With the Spurs missing three of their top four scorers, Memphis managed to split the season series, with both teams winning on their home courts. The Grizzlies are pushing to start the postseason on their home court in a tight squeeze in the Western Conference standings with Denver and the Clippers.
"We want to keep pushing," Randolph said. "We want to keep getting better ourselves, try to stay in third or the fourth spot and try to get home-court advantage. Try to get to that next level."
The Grizzlies matched a club record with their 50th win this season, and they won their 12th straight at home. They improved to 26 games above .500 in a game where Conley's bucket gave them their first lead since 18-16 late in the first quarter.
"We have loftier goals," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "I'm proud of the players and the coaching staff and what we have accomplished, but I remember when the team got 50 before and we didn't win another game."
The Grizzlies lost their final four games in the 2003-04 season, then were swept in the playoffs - by the Spurs.
Elsewhere in the National Basketball Association on Monday, it was: Rockets 111, Magic 103; Pistons 108, Raptors 98; Hawks 102, Cavaliers 94; Timberwolves 110, Celtics 100; Bucks 131, Bobcats 102; Jazz 112, Trail Blazers 102; and Pacers 109, Clippers 106.
In Memphis, Tennessee, Conley scored the final five points and finished with 23. Jerryd Bayless had 17 points, Marc Gasol 16, and Zach Randolph 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Parker scored 25 points for the Spurs. Parker tried to beat the buzzer with a jumper that was too late.
"They hit the biggest shot," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the Grizzlies.
Tiago Splitter added 13 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which was not at full strength playing its second game in two nights. The Spurs left Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan at home with sore knees after both played in Sunday night's 86-88 loss to Miami. Manu Ginobili is out at least three weeks with a strained right hamstring.
With the Spurs missing three of their top four scorers, Memphis managed to split the season series, with both teams winning on their home courts. The Grizzlies are pushing to start the postseason on their home court in a tight squeeze in the Western Conference standings with Denver and the Clippers.
"We want to keep pushing," Randolph said. "We want to keep getting better ourselves, try to stay in third or the fourth spot and try to get home-court advantage. Try to get to that next level."
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