Gasol, Grizzlies edge Timberwolves
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Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - Marc Gasol had 27 points and 11 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 101-97 on Saturday night.
Mike Conley netted 17 points, Jeff Green added 13 and Zach Randolph pulled down 11 boards for the Grizzlies, who blew a 15-point third quarter lead, but Conley bailed them out with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30.3 seconds left.
"It's been a tough, long week and we finished it 2-2," said Gasol. "Of course I wish it was 3-1 or even 4-0, but we finished it off strong and now it's time to move on to the next week."
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Andrew Wiggins poured in 25 points for Minnesota, which has dropped three of its last four games.
"Every team we face, wherever we go they know that we're a better team than what our record shows, especially when we get all our guys back," said Wiggins.
After Kevin Martin tied the game with a left wing 3-pointer with 43.6 seconds remaining, Conley answered with his 3 at the other end.
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Gasol had the ball at the left elbow and sent a skip pass to Conley, who nailed the right wing triple to make it 98-95 in favor of the Grizzlies.
Wiggins' putback dunk trimmed the gap to one, but Conley sunk two foul shots with 11.3 ticks left to make it 100-97.
Martin was off the mark on a left corner trey at the other end for Minnesota and Tony Allen split 1-of-2 from the foul line with 6.1 seconds to play to seal the outcome.
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Earlier, the Wolves led 24-18 following a quarter of play before Memphis outscored them 30-22 in the second to take a 48-46 edge into the break.
Memphis began the third on a 19-6 run to create its 15-point bulge.
Gasol netted the first six points of the surge, which Green capped with a 3 for a 67-52 advantage midway through the frame.
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Game Notes
The teams had split their last six meetings coming in ... The Grizzlies shot 59.4 percent (38-of-64) from the floor ... Minnesota was attempting to win its season-high third straight home game and its third consecutive over Memphis ... The Wolves scored 32 points off 24 Memphis turnovers.