Grizzlies spoil Pacers’ home opener
The Memphis Grizzlies went on a 14-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 112-103 in the Pacers’ home opener at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The Pacers went on a 10-2 run to lead 96-94 with 4:03 left in the fourth quarter. Jeff Green’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 3:23 left. Marc Gasol scored 6 points and Jeff Green made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Grizzlies led 108-99 with 1:17 left.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Pacers 12-6. Gasol scored 6 of the Grizzlies’ 12 on 3 for 3 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Tony Allen had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Grizzlies scored 2 points off them.
Gasol had 20 points and 8 rebounds, and Beno Udrih added 13 points and 6 assists off the bench. The Grizzlies had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, George Hill scored 20 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and CJ Miles added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Pacers committed 20 turnovers to the Grizzlies’ 14. The Grizzlies outscored the Pacers 48-26 in the paint. The Grizzlies outscored the Pacers 22-6 in 7 minutes with Randolph, Conley, Green, Gasol and Lee on the floor together.