Conley and Grizzlies grab win in New Orleans

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03/04/2010 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Conley finished with 26 points and seven assists, as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled out a 104-100 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.

Zach Randolph added 23 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, which had lost its last nine on the road against the Hornets.

Marcus Thornton scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Hornets, who have lost three in a row. Darren Collison added 17 points and 14 assists, and Peja Stojakovic provided 18 points and nine boards.

David West finished with 15 points for New Orleans, and his dunk with 11.5 seconds left got the Hornets within 102-100. Conley missed two free throws at the other end with 10.7 still on the clock, giving New Orleans a chance to tie.

James Posey got control of the ball and raced up the right side of the court before being confronted by Memphis' Marcus Williams. Posey somewhat haphazardly tossed a pass backward, in the direction of three Grizzlies players. Rudy Gay grabbed the ball and dunked as the clock ran out to seal Memphis' win.

"I knew we didn't have any timeouts, and when he missed the second one, I drove up the sideline," Posey said. "I saw Marcus had stopped and saw Peja. Then I thought I had penetrated far enough to have a kick back and Rudy Gay intercepted it. We were able to come back and still have a chance to win. We weren't able to pull this one out and that hurts."

The Hornets' loss came after they led by nine approaching the midway point of the fourth quarter. But Memphis rallied over the next few minutes to even the game, as Conley hit a jumper before converting a three-point play with 4:37 on the clock, making it an 88-88 game.

It was close down the stretch, and with 1:20 left, Randolph banked in a three from the top of the arc with the shot clock running down, putting Memphis on top 96-95.

"We were down nine points in the fourth and we just kept battling," said Memphis head coach Lionel Hollins. "Mike Conley had a huge game, he kept attacking the basket and Zach played outstanding as well."

Collison missed a layup before Conley got his floater to bounce in with 26.4 seconds left, and after Collison was again unsuccessful on a drive, Randolph sank two free throws for a 100-95 edge with 17.4 to play.

Stojakovic was fouled on a three-pointer on the Hornets' next touch and made all his free throws to keep the Hornets close.

Memphis held a 29-24 edge after one quarter and was ahead 54-51 at the break. The Hornets grabbed a 76-74 edge moving to the fourth, and used an eight-point burst to take an 88-79 lead with 6:24 to play.

Game Notes

The Grizzlies hadn't defeated the Hornets in New Orleans since March 16, 2005. They had also lost 10 of the last 11 meetings with New Orleans overall...The Hornets shot 50 percent and made 13-of-13 free throws...The Grizzlies went 24-of-38 at the foul line.

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California
Auburn
Oklahoma
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Miami (FL)
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Iowa State
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Baylor
Oklahoma State
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9-5
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14-1
15-1
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30-1
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100-1
100-1



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