National Basketball Association
Memphis 98, L.A. Lakers 96
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#30 Tony Brown, #17 Joe Crawford, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
17638
By SportsDirect Inc.
Mike Conley scored a season-high 28 points and Rudy Gay made the game-saving block as the host Memphis Grizzlies held off the slumping Los Angeles Lakers, 98-96, on Tuesday.
Gay had 14 points and a career-high six blocks and Zach Randolph added 13 and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have won four of five. The Lakers have lost three in a row.
Memphis held the lead throughout the second half and pushed it to as much as 78-65 after starting the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run. But the Lakers fought back, getting consecutive 3-pointers from Steve Blake to cut it to single digits and chipping it down to 95-91 on Lamar Odom's free throws with 1:58 left.
Conley and Ron Artest exchanged 3-pointers over the next minute and Kobe Bryant pulled Los Angeles within 98-96 with 28.2 seconds on the clock. The Lakers made a steal and had a chance for the win, but Gay blocked Artest’s 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Rookie Xavier Henry scored 12 points, O.J. Mayo added 11 and Marc Gasol 10 and nine rebounds for Memphis.
Bryant scored 29 points on just 9-of-25 shooting and Pau Gasol had 15 and 14 boards for Los Angeles, which held a 42-29 advantage on the glass.
Top Game Performances
| L.A. Lakers |
|
Memphis |
|
Kobe Bryant 29 |
Scoring |
Mike Conley 28 |
|
Kobe Bryant 5 |
Assists |
Zach Randolph 4 |
|
Pau Gasol 14 |
Rebounds |
Marc Gasol 9 |
|
Kobe Bryant 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Conley 4 |
|
Lamar Odom 2 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 2 |
|
Pau Gasol 4 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gay 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| L.A. Lakers
|
96 |
43.6 |
7-22 |
21-25 |
16 |
42 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
| Memphis
|
98 |
48.8 |
8-12 |
12-16 |
16 |
29 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.