Grizzlies 101, 76ers 83
Zach Randolph scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and pulled down 14 rebounds as Memphis beat visiting Philadelphia for the fifth consecutive time.
Jeff Green added 18 points and Vince Carter had 13 off the bench for the Grizzlies, who have won six of their last seven. Marc Gasol and Mike Conley tallied nine points apiece for Memphis, which dished out 24 assists on 37 made field goals.
Jerami Grant scored a career-high 16 points in a reserve role while Michael Carter-Williams collected 10 points and six assists for the 76ers, who have dropped five straight. Furkan Aldemir corralled a personal-best 11 rebounds for the 76ers, which turned the ball over 24 times.
Randolph and Green scored at the rim on consecutive possessions as the Grizzlies pulled ahead 77-52 and they settled for a 20-point lead heading into the final frame. Grant connected from beyond the arc to trim the deficit to 92-77 before Carter's dunk pushed the margin back to 18 as Memphis went on to beat the 76ers for the eighth time in the last nine meetings.
The Grizzlies led 27-21 after one quarter and Carter buried a 3-pointer as part of a 13-3 run to stretch their advantage to 44-29. Courtney Lee capped a 14-2 surge with a 3-pointer to put Memphis ahead by 24 and the Grizzlies forced 13 first-half turnovers en route to a 60-41 lead at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Grizzlies went 21-of-25 from the free-throw line while the 76ers finished 12-of-22. … Randolph posted his eighth straight double-double to give him 24 on the season. … Carter-Williams finished with five turnovers and has committed 20 in his last five outings.