National Basketball Association
Memphis 100, Boston 93
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #58 Josh Tiven, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
17319
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Grizzlies 100, Celtics 93: Jerryd Bayless scored a season-high 22 points off the bench to help Memphis notch a road victory over Boston.
Mike Conley had 14 points and nine assists and Kosta Koufos matched a season best with 13 rebounds as the Grizzlies snapped a two-game losing skid. Zach Randolph added 13 points for Memphis, which outscored the Celtics 25-10 from the free-throw line.
Jeff Green scored 26 points and Jared Sullinger had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Boston. Avery Bradley added 16 points for the Celtics, who had a two-game winning streak halted.
The Grizzlies had a 13-point lead after Randolph’s basket with 2:40 to play before Sullinger drained back-to-back 3-pointers and tipped in a rebound to pull Boston within 90-85 with 41.6 seconds left. Green and Bradley hit 3-pointers to get the Celtics within 96-93 with 16.3 seconds left before Bayless put the game away with four straight free throws.
Memphis led by as many as 19 in the first half en route to a 49-36 advantage at the break. The lead was 14 after Ed Davis’ basket with 3:01 left in the third quarter before Boston trimmed its deficit to 69-59 entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Grizzlies had a 45-17 edge in bench points. … Celtics G Courtney Lee played nine scoreless minutes before leaving with a left knee injury. X-rays were negative. … Memphis committed just eight turnovers while forcing Boston into 15.
Top Game Performances
Memphis |
|
Boston |
Jerryd Bayless 22 |
Scoring |
Jeff Green 26 |
Mike Conley 9 |
Assists |
Jordan Crawford 7 |
Kosta Koufos 13 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Bass 13 |
Jerryd Bayless 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Green 7 |
Tony Allen 3 |
Steals |
Jeff Green 1 |
Ed Davis 3 |
Blocks |
Brandon Bass 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Memphis
|
100 |
45.0 |
3-9 |
25-31 |
24 |
41 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Boston
|
93 |
42.7 |
7-20 |
10-13 |
14 |
46 |
7 |
1 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.