National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 99, Memphis 89
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#25 Tony Brothers, #45 Brian Forte, #69 Ben Taylor
Attendance:
16055
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76ers 99, Grizzlies 89: Dorell Wright scored a season-best 28 points and Spencer Hawes added a season-high 20 as visiting Philadelphia defeated Memphis.
Jrue Holiday and Thaddeus Young added 13 points apiece and Nick Young tallied 12 as the 76ers snapped a six-game road losing streak during the second contest of an eight-game excursion.
Zach Randolph scored 23 points and Marc Gasol had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who were without forward Rudy Gay due to a personal matter.
Philadelphia trailed by 10 points with five minutes left in the first half before closing with a 14-2 run to take a 49-47 halftime lead. The 76ers led 75-70 after three quarters.
Memphis pulled within two early in the final stanza before Philadelphia rolled off 13 straight points and increased its lead to 88-73 on a 3-pointer by Royal Ivey with 7:51 left. The Grizzlies cut their deficit to seven with just over four minutes to go but Wright’s fifth and final 3-pointer of the contest made it 95-84 with 3:15 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Philadelphia went 9-of-16 from 3-point range. … Grizzlies PG Mike Conley scored 10 points but was just 3-of-17 from the field. … Wright started for the first time since Nov. 10 because Jason Richardson was scratched due to back issues.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Memphis |
Dorell Wright 28 |
Scoring |
Zach Randolph 23 |
Jrue Holiday 9 |
Assists |
Marc Gasol 8 |
Spencer Hawes 9 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 9 |
Dorell Wright 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Quincy Pondexter 4 |
Spencer Hawes 3 |
Steals |
Zach Randolph 4 |
Spencer Hawes 5 |
Blocks |
Marc Gasol 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
99 |
52.1 |
9-16 |
16-23 |
23 |
38 |
12 |
9 |
17 |
Memphis
|
89 |
38.9 |
5-15 |
14-17 |
22 |
37 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Denver. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.