Randolph’s tip-in with 0.6 seconds left lifts Grizzlies past Trail Blazers
Zach Randolph made a tip-in with 0.6 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-100 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Al-Farouq Aminu’s corner 3-pointer had put the Trail Blazers ahead 100-99 with 12 seconds left.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Aminu missed a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Trail Blazers 9-7. Marc Gasol scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 9 on 0 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Mason Plumlee had 2 steals, and the Trail Blazers scored 3 points off them.
Gasol scored 31 points on 11 for 18 shooting, and Randolph added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley assisted on 5 of Gasol’s 11 baskets.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum scored 26 points.