Kevin Love had 32 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the first quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112-107.
Cedi Osman’s 3-pointer answered Jonas Valančiūnas’ corner 3-pointer and put the Cavaliers back ahead for good with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter.
Osman’s driving dunk with 1:41 left made it 106-103, and Matthew Dellavedova’s 2 free throws with 1.7 seconds left put it away at 112-107.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Grizzlies 13-9. Osman scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Dellavedova had 5 of his 6 assists off the bench, 3 of them on baskets by Love and Ante Zizic that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Osman that put the Cavaliers ahead. In that stretch, Mike Conley had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to his 9-foot floater that put the Grizzlies ahead 100-99, and the Grizzlies scored 4 points off them.
Collin Sexton scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Grizzlies, Valančiūnas had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah scored 16 points on 5 for 8 shooting off the bench. Valančiūnas scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 44.3% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 44.4% and 20.0%. The Grizzlies gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed. They outscored the Cavaliers 58-30 in the paint. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Grizzlies 53-37 in 17 minutes together.