Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 115-108.
Jae Crowder’s step-back 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 2:07 left in the third quarter.
The Suns got within 93-90 on Ricky Rubio’s 2 free throws with 6:37 to play, but Jaren Jackson Jr. answered with a free throw, and the Suns got no closer.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Suns 10-2. Jackson scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Jackson scored 24 points, and Brandon Clarke added 15 points (9 in the first quarter) off the bench.
For the Suns, Frank Kaminsky scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 9 for 12 shooting, and Rubio added 22 points and 8 assists.
The Grizzlies shot 48.3% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Suns’ 39.8% and 26.5%. The Suns outscored the Grizzlies 24-11 off turnovers. The Suns were outscored 22-12 in 8 minutes with Baynes, Booker, Bridges, Jerome and Johnson on the floor together. Jackson fouled out.