Desmond Bane scored 27 points and Memphis Grizzlies won for the second time this season, beating the reeling Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 Sunday.
Memphis improved to 2-8 while waiting for All-Star guard Ja Morant to return from a 25-game suspension next month. Both victories came on the road.
Luc Kennard made four 3-pointers and scored 13 points coming off the bench against his former team. Memphis made 13 3-pointers, while the Clippers made seven of their 12 in the fourth.
Paul Georges scored 26 points, Norman Powell added 20 and Russell Westbrook had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists on his 35th birthday, but the Clippers lost their fifth straight game and lost at home for the first time in four games.
James Harden had 11 points. He came off the bench to score a game-tying 3-pointer with 1:33 left, but missed another in the final seconds. The Clippers have yet to win in four games since he was traded to the team this month.
The Grizzlies were outscored 33-26 in the fourth, but held on, making 6 of 8 free throws in the final minutes.
The Grizzlies scored seven straight points to open the third, putting the Clippers down 14 points. Los Angeles failed to put together a point and trailed 79-68 heading into the fourth.
George dominated in a 20-3 run that opened the second quarter. He scored 12 points, including six in a row, and Terance Mann made a 3-pointer to give the Clippers a 39-36 lead, their first of the game.
It didn’t last long.
Memphis closed with a 16-6 run to get back in front 52-45 at the break.
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The Grizzlies set the tone from the start, making seven 3-pointers to take a 13-point lead in the first quarter while the Clippers never led after committing three turnovers in the opening minutes.
Associated Press reporting.
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