FINAL SCORE---- GRIZZLIES WIN 103-93
Blake Griffin not in action due to high ankle sprain.
48.8 remaining in this game--- TIMEOUT Clippers
Less than a minute remaining. Gasol with the ball. OOOOOOH! This might be it. Eight-point game.
PRINCE PUTS IT IN THE FRIDGE??? Knocks a huge three!
Don't understand why Randolph is on the bench. He has three fouls. He can't get three more in a minute and a half.
3:50 on the clock---
Wow! Randolph again! .... Paul takes it. Takes the contact. Misses. Randolph now has three fouls
Wow! Prince with the jumper! Right on the money.
5:30 on the clock. Randolph gets triple teamed and what a horrible pass by Conley. Chris Paul floats it in!
RANDOLPH CAN'T BE STOPPED!
6:30 Barnes then responds with a tip in.
THe crowd is silent!! Grizzlies win the tip off and Randolph with the putback.
Five seconds left in the shot clock! THE BALL STAYS BALANCED ON THE RIM! Jump ball. Tony Allen with the softness.
7:49 on the clock. Bledsoe 1-2... Another chance for the Grizzlies. Tony Allen drives. Gets stripped!
Lead back up to eight... CONLEY FOR THREE!! No. He misses. And the Clippers push it to Bledsoe. Bledsoe is fouled.
RANDOLPH DROPS IT IN!! Randolph making it happen as Gasol is on the bench.
8:57 14 seconds on the shot clock. Grizzlies get lucky. Paul misses. Now they have to sink a shot.
The pressure is without a doubt on the Grizzlies because the Clippers are finding ways to score.
Clippers inbound. Pondexter on him. Randolph mistimes the rebound. Jordan gets the putback.
10:00 Randolph! What a move. Jordan fouled. Randolph called for his first.
Barnes 2-2. Four point game once again
Barnes at the line--- money. Pondexter substitutes. Jordan on the floor with Gasol on the bench.
10:32 Paul mkes the move. Barnes penetrates. They call Gasol for the foul. Wow. That's huge! Fifth on Gasol.
Barnes fouls Conley. His third. First in the quarter for the Clippers. It's a shooting foul.
10:52 and just like that! It's now a four-point game! Barnes with a steal and the dunk. Grizzlies falling apart early on in the quarter.
Barnes tries to get some offense. Nope! Misses. Grizzlies inbound after a Barnes block. Turn it over. Grizzlies lead by only six.
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BAYLESS RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE AND LYS IT IN!!! IT goes out of his hands before the buzzer! Two points! Back to an eight-point lead! WOW!
:04.3 remaining in the quarter---
Paul so smart! Doesn't touch ball, let's it go to his side of the court. Picks it up with less than 24 seconds left. Foul on Dooling. Paul at the line.
38 Bayless misses the three.
8-point game. Ill advised pass by the Grizzlies. Bledsoe airballs a three that would have had this place go crazy!
1:30 Gasol doesn't get the roll. Turiaf gets fouled. Goes to the line. Chance to cut it to seven.
2:00 minutes! Turiaf to Jordan the RIM! The rim blocked Jordan!!
This might be the biggest mistake. Gasol is back on the floor. Paul on the attack, No foul. Lucky Gasol.
2:40 Dooling picks up foul after Paul hides behind the screen.
3:27 Randolph with the offensive board an th putback. Randolphgets it again, but hurries a jumper and sink it.
Arthur takes it back and looks like Kareem! Running hook! The Grizzlies will depend on their bench. Dooling, Arther, Pondexter on the floor. Gasol out. Conley takes a break
Turiaf scores on a putback.
5:01 left in the third quarter--
Jordan and-1! Gasol with his fourth foul!
CONLEY RUNS IT BACK! AND-1!!!
10-point game with under 7 minutes to play. OH WOW!!!! Gasol is confident as he simply toys with Paul! Conley can't sink the jumper.
The Clippers defense! Gasol with the block and the Grizzlies lead the fastbreak. GASOL WITH A TURN AROUND! OWWW!
7:55 TIMEOUT CLIPPERS!----
Paul hasto stay out of foul trouble. He is the only offensive presence ont he floor for the Clippers. He has 25 points.
8:14 Paul with a frustration foul on Gasol. Two on him.
Clippers cutting down their own chances. Another three-second. Once againtheygo to Gasol. What a pass. Ball knocked away! Paul picks it up.
9:20 Jordan walks after Gasol makes a beautiful play. The reverse on the lay in. AGAIN! Gasol gets two more. Griffin can't defend him. It's that simple.
10:02 no field goals for Grizzlies as Paul knocks down the jumper.
Whenever Randolph is touched, he makes a crying/roaring noise. I guess it means he wants the foul.
11:00 Conley brings the ball up after Clippers miss. Tony Allen misses Ranolph wide open.
Randolph misses jumper.... 11:22 first foul of the half on Grizzlies. Jordan wanted t bring down alley pass
Start of the 3rd Quarter
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Grizzlies lead 54-48
30 seconds-- Paul sinks a three.... Bayless with the shot. Misses jumper... Paul gets crowd oon its feet. PRINCE WITH THE BLOCK!!! Half over.
1:07 Conley patiently drives and hits the bucket... Randolph with an offensive board! Conley draws foul.
1:38 Randolph to the free throw line.. 1-1... 1-2. Randolph with the board after Clippers miss.
THREE! Biggest lead of the game, immediately shrinks as Paul draws third foul on Gasol.
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Small lineup in the closing minutes for the Clippers. Butler, Griffin, Crawford, Barnes and Paul. They pay for it! Gasol and-1!
Griffin called for his second foul on Gasol. Have to admit, he's doing a decent job on Gasol. Gasol to the line. 2-2
Jordan called for an offensive foul. Wow. Cheap foul. 3:10 to play
Conley fouled as he splits the Clippers' defense apart! He gets fouled and go to the line. Grizzlies up
4:27 remaining in the first half---
Slow scoring game so far in this game. A lot of fouls and turnovers in the second quarter.
3rd defensive 3 second on the Clippers. Tech FT good. Prince at the free throw to shoot three after getting fouled while shooting.
7:00 nobody making buckets...
Crawford ties it with a jumper. .... Crawford somehow misses the layup...
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10:05 Crawford draws the second foul of the quarter on the Grizzlies.
10:32 Odom with the drive. Loses it. Grizzlies with a chance to tie. Conley splits the defense. Tear drop doesn't fall! Can get the rebound. No. Clipper ball.
11:18 first foul of the quarter. Arther with his third personal. Bledsoe to Hollins! Four-point lead.
Grizzlies with two opportunities to score. Can't take advantage. Bledsoe had a block in the second possession.
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28-26 Clippers win the first quarter.
Grizzlies play for last shot. Conley couldn't get the tear drop to sink!
Four second differential. .... Nothing Paul can do! He got passed Randolph with a beautiful cross over, but he couldn't finish.
39 Bayless with a deep two! Hollins answers on the other end.... Conley off the top of the glass!
49.6 the drive up the lane! No bueno. Crawford draws the foul. 2-2. Clippers up by four!
Bayless for three! No! .... Clippers run. Grizzlies get back. 1:10 remaining... FOUL! Paul gets to the line.
Crawford has a chance to give the Clippers the lead after the Grizzlies spoil opportunity. Crawford misses. 2 minutes to play.
2:42 to play in the first quarter--- Paul ties it on the line.
Griffin out of the game. High ankle sprain... Paul drives. Called for the travel. No! Foul on Dooling. TIMEOUT
3:18 What.... a ...... pass! Gasol with time running out feeds Randolph! Lead Grizzlies
Grizzlies take he lead back with under four minnutes remaining. Butler ties it at 20 with a short jumper that skips in the basket.
4:15 Paul can't get past Gasol. He bounces and then misses the jumper.
Now Randolph with the score! Too easy on Jordan
Goes 2-2 from the line to tie the game at 16.... Jordan too strong! Why don't they exploit this matchup more? Gasol can't stop him!
Grizzlies once again force the turnover. Conley at the line.
TIMEOUT CLIPPERS-------------5:18 to play in the first quarter---
5:32 A lot of crying in this one. Paul stopped playing, began yelling at refs and then Clippers called timeout.
5:47 another offensive board! Allen with the put back.
Conley called for the foul... Butler with the three! Clippers opening up their lead.
Paul with the bucket. approaching halfway mark.
Griffin continues to hit the deck. Tried getting his own rebound and almost brought it down between Gasol and Randolph... Gasol with the put back at the other end!
8:04 Paul 2-2 from the line. Randolph misses shot. ....Griffin answers with a jam! Clippers lead.
8:31 Billups with the three! Griffin hits the deck. The fans want the foul. Gasol looked down and stopped playing. Gasol did bump him hard. Prince for three!!
Griffin gets T-d up for waving hand over Gasol's face and hitting him also threw ball at official.
Second foul on Clippers. Billups called for foul afterr hitting Gasol. Randolph with the offensive board. Conley with two points!!!
9:59- Over the back on Griffin. Grizzlies bring ball up. Prince. Bucket.
10:12 The fans are going crazy. Allen and Griffin already wrapping up. Game physical. Griffin called with a foul on the rebound.
10:48 crazy hands from the Grizzlies. Ball knocked loose. Goes out of bounds. Clippers ball. ALLEN WITH THE BLOCK!
11:15 Tony Allen ties it with a shotof his own.
Marc Gasol already making his presence felt. Knocks ball away. Clippers inbound. Paul Bucket!
Game time is here! --Tipoff won by the Clippers!
The Grizzlies take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. Join us for the live blog of this game with scoring updates, stats, play-by-play and commentary whenever possible Let's see what is on the limbo as both teams get ready to hit the court.
The Clippers have struggled in the past games, but we'll just say that the home team has had the advantage in this series. The Grizzlies couldn't win at the Staples Center, but as soon as they went home, they took the next two games, tying the series with results that weren't even close. At home, the Grizzlies won by an average margin of 11.5 points per game.
When at home, the Clippers weren't this dominant, so one has to wonder, do the Clippers have what it takes to close this series after taking the 2-0 lead in the series Game 2 is still fresh on everybody's head. That's the game the Clippers barely won late in regulation. Chris Paul banked the ball off the backboard for the score right before buzzer went off. For the Grizzlies, apparently, the loss wasn't too tough to get over as they completely creamed the Clippers at home.
Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are unstoppable forces the Clippers have yet to find an answer for. Randolph can score and control the boards, Gasol can score and help move the ball around. Many consider Gasol the best passing center in the league. He has 15 total dimes in the first four games, second only to point guard Mike Conley so far in the playoffs.
For the Clippers, they have a ton of weapons, but they've been put to sleep by the Grizzlies defense when playing in Memphis. Paul has to resume his attack of the basket, which leads to the open lanes rewarding him with open players where his passing game becomes effective and desruptive.
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