Grizzlies move full game ahead of Suns with victory over Lakers

Final

Regular Season Series (Game 4 of 4)

Grizzlies 102

(48-32, 22-18 away)

Lakers 90

(25-55, 14-27 home)

9:30 PM ET, April 13, 2014
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	23	30	34	15	102
LAL	27	25	17	21	90

Top Performers

Memphis: M. Conley 24 Pts, 1 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl
Los Angeles: W. Johnson 15 Pts, 15 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Press

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The Lakers' Nick Young impresses the crowd with a crazy layup in the second quarter of Los Angeles' 102-90 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.Tags: NBA, Nick Young, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers

LOS ANGELES -- Mike Conley scored 24 points and Memphis pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-90 on Sunday night, moving the Grizzlies a game ahead of idle Phoenix in the race for the final Western Conference playoff berth.
Marc Gasol added 18 points and 15 rebounds and Mike Miller had 13 points for the Grizzlies, who head to Phoenix for a showdown with the Suns on Monday night. Gasol hugged his brother Pau after the game; Pau has been out for the Lakers with vertigo.
Jodie Meeks led the Lakers with 20 points in their last home game of a miserable season that has included a franchise-worst 55 losses with two games remaining.
They lost their seventh in a row overall and fifth straight at Staples Center. Wesley Johnson added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Jordan Hill added a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Tied at 61 in the third, the Grizzlies pulled away on a 26-8 run to lead 87-69 going into the fourth. Conley scored six points, Tayshaun Prince had seven and Gasol added six in the spurt that produced their first double-digit lead of the game. Memphis shot 68 percent in the period.
Nick Young, who finished with 14 points off the bench, had the Lakers' only field goal over the final 5½ minutes of the third, when they shot 29 percent and were outrebounded 14-6.
The Lakers kept it close in the first half, leading by nine at one point, before trailing 53-52 at the break.

Game notes

The Grizzlies improved to 22-18 on the road overall and 13-12 against West opponents away from home. ... After traveling to Phoenix, the Grizzlies end the regular season at Dallas. ... As has been his custom lately, injured Kobe Bryant wasn't on the bench during the game. ... Young addressed the crowd before the game, thanking fans for "sticking in with us and supporting us all season long."... The Lakers end the season with games at Utah and San Antonio.

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