National Basketball Association
Memphis 95, Detroit 88
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 15, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#79 Kevin Scott, #65 Sean Wright, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance:
17215
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Grizzlies 95, Pistons 88: Zach Randolph scored 17 points and recorded a career-high 13 offensive rebounds as host Memphis continued two long streaks with a win over Detroit.
Marc Gasol had 23 points and eight rebounds and Mike Conley added 18 points for the Grizzlies, who have won a franchise-record 19 straight regular-season home contests and have beaten the Pistons 10 straight since a loss Oct. 28, 2009. Randolph shot just 7-of-22 but finished with 22 rebounds - three shy of his career high - and four assists as 9-1 Memphis continued its best start in franchise history.
Kyle Singler knocked down five 3-pointers en route to 21 points and Greg Monroe added 16 points and 11 boards for the Pistons. Starting guards Brandon Jennings and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope combined to shoot 7-of-27 with five assists as Detroit completed a 1-3 road trip and dropped the second game of back-to-backs for the third straight time this season.
Randolph and Gasol combined for 15 points in the opening 12 minutes as Memphis took a 25-16 advantage, but Singler led a second-quarter surge with three 3-pointers and 11 points as Detroit pulled within 51-50 at the half. In an ugly third period where both teams struggled to score, Conley pushed the Grizzlies' lead to nine with a 3-pointer with three minutes left before two drives by Jennings cut the Pistons' deficit to 69-64 entering the fourth.
Detroit's hopes of ending its skid in Memphis took a big hit when Randolph grabbed an offensive rebound and took Andre Drummond off the dribble for a three-point play, and Kosta Koufas followed with a hook for a 74-64 lead with 9:49 to play. Detroit got within five late but Conley beat the 24-second clock with a floater to seal it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Memphis committed just eight turnovers and held a 53-43 advantage on the glass … Jennings, who scored 61 points in his previous two games on 21-of-37 shooting, including 8-of-15 from the arc, tallied 14 on 6-of-16 shooting. … Randolph has 15 career games with 20 or more rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Memphis |
Kyle Singler 21 |
Scoring |
Marc Gasol 23 |
D.J. Augustin 5 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 4 |
Greg Monroe 11 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 22 |
Kyle Singler 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Marc Gasol 11 |
Kyle Singler 2 |
Steals |
Vince Carter 1 |
Josh Smith 4 |
Blocks |
Marc Gasol 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
88 |
41.5 |
10-26 |
10-17 |
15 |
43 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
Memphis
|
95 |
37.2 |
4-15 |
27-33 |
18 |
53 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Houston. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .875 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Pistons have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .333 after a loss.