Zach Randolph led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Rudy Gay scored six of his 16 points in the final 4:15 as the Memphis Grizzlies came from 21 points down to edge the Philadelphia 76ers, 99-94, on Friday.
Mike Conley added 13 points and Marc Gasol scored 12 for Memphis.
Philadelphia led 44-40 at the half and really opened it up in the third, beginning the quarter with a 26-9 burst to push the lead to 21 points. The Grizzlies recovered a bit at the end of the frame, closing on an 8-3 spurt.
Memphis wasn’t done, forcing two straight turnovers and blocking a shot to spark an 11-0 run and take the lead at 85-84 when Randolph converted a three-point play with 1:45 left. Louis Williams split a pair of free throws to end the Sixers’ drought, but Gay came back with a jumper to push it back to 87-85 and Philadelphia committed a shot clock violation on its next possession.
Randolph went 6 of 6 from the free throw line in the final eight seconds to seal it.
Jrue Holiday and Jodie Meeks scored 16 points apiece for the Sixers.
Memphis | Philadelphia | |
Zach Randolph 22 | Scoring | Jrue Holiday 16 |
Marc Gasol 5 | Assists | Andre Iguodala 9 |
Zach Randolph 12 | Rebounds | Elton Brand 9 |
Zach Randolph 10 | Free Throws Made | Elton Brand 3 |
Tony Allen 2 | Steals | Elton Brand 2 |
Tony Allen 3 | Blocks | Elton Brand 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Memphis | 99 | 45.1 | 1-5 | 24-26 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Philadelphia | 94 | 46.1 | 13-20 | 11-15 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 22 |