Lou Williams scored 33 points (7 during a 15-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), making all 15 of his free throws, and the LA Clippers closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-105 for their fourth straight win.
The Grizzlies went on a 22-5 run to lead 84-77 with 3:51 left in the third quarter. Lou Williams’ 2 free throws put the Clippers ahead for good with 13 seconds left in the quarter. He scored 7 points during the run, and they led 86-84 after three quarters and by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 103-101 on Wayne Selden’s layup with 2:04 to play, but Blake Griffin answered with a 3-pointer, and the Grizzlies got no closer than 106-103.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Grizzlies 7-5. Griffin scored 5 of the Clippers’ 7 on 2 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Jarell Martin had 2 steals in 44 seconds, and the Grizzlies scored 2 points off them.
Griffin had 21 points and 8 assists.
For the Grizzlies, Tyreke Evans had 18 points (8 in the first quarter), 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Clippers shot 54.9% from the field and 39.1% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 48.1% and 30.8%. The Clippers outscored the Grizzlies 14-2 in 4 minutes with Williams, Reed, Dekker, Evans and Thornwell on the floor together.