Grizzlies beat 76ers for fourth straight win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Center Marc Gasol posted a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 96-91 Tuesday night at FedExForum.
Philadelphia led 77-76 going into the fourth quarter. After losing the lead, the 76ers went on a late 8-0 run and were up 91-89 with 1:57 to play after a jumper from forward Dario Saric, who had 17 points and seven rebounds.
But Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph (12 points and 14 rebounds) stopped the run and tied the game at 91-91 with a putback at the 1:25 mark. Two free throws from Gasol and one from Tony Allen put the lead at 94-91. The 76ers' Nik Stauskas (12 points) missed a corner three with 3.9 seconds to play that would have tied the game.
Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green (13 points and 10 rebounds) finished the scoring with two more free throws.
Memphis (15-8) extended its winning streak to four games while the 76ers (4-18) lost their eighth straight.
Philadelphia forward Ersan Ilyasova posted a double-double with 23 points and a season-best 17 rebounds.
The Sixers, who came in ranked 26th in the NBA in free-throw shooting (73.5 percent), made just 13 of 26 from the foul line (50 percent). They also took a beating on the boards -- Memphis owned a 53-45 rebounding advantage. And the Grizzlies outscored them in the paint 52 to 34.
Philadelphia made 32 of 82 shots from the field for 39 percent and hit 14 of 41 from 3-point range for 34.1 percent. The Grizzlies made 33 of 86 shots for 38.4 percent and were just 2 of 17 from distance for 11.8 percent.
In addition to the double-double, Gasol added three assists, two blocks and a steal. Guard Wade Baldwin scored 11 points off the Memphis bench and guard Troy Daniels chipped in 10 points despite going 1 of 8 from behind the arc.
Memphis led 47-43 at halftime and Gasol already had 14 points with eight rebounds. Ilyasova had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists for Philadelphia in the half.
NOTES: The Grizzlies' 110-108 double-overtime victory at New Orleans on Monday night makes them 10-0 in "super-clutch" games where the margin is within three points during any time of the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime. ... Philadelphia continues to be careful with rookie C Joel Embiid. He played just short of 26 minutes on Monday and scored 16 points. The 76ers decided to sit him Tuesday as a precaution. Drafted in 2014, Embiid missed two seasons because of a broken bone in his foot. ... Philadelphia also was without C Jahlil Okafor (gastroenteritis), F/C Nerlens Noel (left knee soreness), F Robert Covington (left knee sprain) and G Jerryd Bayless (sore left wrist). ... Memphis PF Zach Randolph returned to action Tuesday after missing seven games (bereavement) ... C Marc Gasol had his second career triple-double (28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists) in the win over New Orleans.