National Basketball Association
Memphis 100, Toronto 98
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 24, 2011
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#57 Greg Willard, # Nick Buchert, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
14127
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rudy Gay’s fadeaway jumper with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 100-98 victory over the stumbling Toronto Raptors on Monday.
Gay scored 21 points and Zach Randolph added 17 and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who pulled within a game of .500 at 22-23 with their third consecutive win. The Raptors have lost eight in a row.
Toronto's NBA record of 986 straight games with a 3-pointer also came to an end as it shot 0-of-13 from the arc. Andrea Bargnani and Sundiata Gaines were both 0-of-4.
After Toronto's Jerryd Bayless tied it at 98-98 on a driving layup with 18 seconds left, Memphis called timeout and drew up a play for Gay, who pulled up from 14 feet with less than a second on the clock and nailed the jumper.
The Grizzlies opened the fourth quarter with an 8-2 burst to push the lead to 12 points with 8:26 left. But the Raptors bounced back, ripping off an 11-0 spurt over the next three minutes to pull within 88-87.
It went back and forth in the final minutes before Gay’s heroics. Mike Conley scored five points over the final 2:14 to help keep Memphis close and Marc Gasol finished with 17 points.
Bargnani scored 29 points and DeMar DeRozan added 25 for Toronto.
Top Game Performances
Memphis |
|
Toronto |
Rudy Gay 21 |
Scoring |
Andrea Bargnani 29 |
Mike Conley 4 |
Assists |
Jerryd Bayless 11 |
Zach Randolph 12 |
Rebounds |
DeMar DeRozan 9 |
Mike Conley 3 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 7 |
Tony Allen 2 |
Steals |
Jerryd Bayless 2 |
Marc Gasol 4 |
Blocks |
Ed Davis 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Memphis
|
100 |
44.1 |
4-11 |
14-20 |
17 |
46 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
Toronto
|
98 |
47.6 |
0-13 |
18-24 |
20 |
42 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Memphis will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.