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.