Grizzlies 99, Bucks 90: Nick Calathes recorded a career-high 22 points as Memphis rallied to defeat visiting Milwaukee for its sixth straight victory.

Zach Randolph collected 23 points and 10 rebounds while Calathes, starting in place of injured leading scorer Mike Conley, drained 8-of-12 from the field - including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc - for the Grizzlies. Marc Gasol chipped in with 19 points and James Johnson added 14 as Memphis won for the 11th time in 12 contests.

Brandon Knight led the way with 23 points and seven assists while Ersan Ilyasova collected 14 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee lost its sixth straight. Khris Middleton had 12 points while Caron Butler and Larry Sanders scored 10 each for the Bucks.

The Bucks led by 11 before the Grizzlies closed the third quarter on a 14-5 run and scored nine of the first 11 in the fourth, capped by a 3-pointer from Calathes for a 76-71 lead. Calathes hit another from behind the arc to put Memphis up 10 and Milwaukee could not get closer than seven after that.

Milwaukee, which made 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the first half, led by seven after one quarter and pushed its advantage as high as 13 early in the second. The Bucks led by 12 before Memphis scored 10 of the final 14 – capped by a 3-pointer by Courtney Lee – to close within 49-43 at intermission.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Conley, averaging 18 points, missed the game with an ankle injury he sustained Friday in the win over Minnesota. … The Bucks were without two of their top three scorers – G O.J. Mayo (illness) and F John Henson (sprained wrist). … Calathes, whose previous career high was 11 points against Houston on Jan. 25, also grabbed a career-best five rebounds.