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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Mo Williams scored 16 points and keyed a fourth-quarter rally and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped Memphis' four-game winning streak with an 82-81 victory over the Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
Williams had nine points in the final period, including six straight points in the final 1:49 to give Los Angeles enough of a buffer for the victory, despite a wild ending that saw the Clippers run off the clock after a jump ball with 5.7 seconds left.
Blake Griffin added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, while Chris Kaman finished with 14 points. Eric Gordon finished with 11 points.
Mike Conley scored 20 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol had 14 points apiece, Gasol added 15 rebounds. Sam Young scored 13 points.
Neither team shot well with the Clippers at 41 percent, while Memphis was at 40 percent.
Despite the loss, Memphis was still able to hold onto the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Houston Rockets, who are in the ninth spot just outside the playoffs, lost 104-101 to the Sacramento Kings, dropping Memphis' magic number to two for a playoff berth.
Memphis is a half game behind the New Orleans Hornets, who were idle Tuesday night, for the seventh seed.
The game's closing seconds were marked with confusion and a review by officials.
With 5.7 seconds left, Eric Bledsoe stumbled out of control down the lane, running into Tony Allen. Officials reviewed the play to see if there was a shot clock violation.
They ruled there was no shot clock violation, but officials couldn't decide whether to call Allen for a block or Bledsoe for a charge. A double foul was the result, leading to a jump ball.
The Clippers controlled the tip and ran out the clock, as the Grizzlies couldn't reach them to foul.
Memphis, which led by 11 in the first half, carried a 43-39 lead into the break, but allowed Los Angeles to close with five straight points, including Gordon's runner in the lane as time expired in the half.
Kaman had 10 points for the Clippers. Griffin, who was held to a season-low eight points in the March 14 game against the Grizzlies, was 3 of 9 in the half for six points.
Williams had nine points in the final period, including six straight points in the final 1:49 to give Los Angeles enough of a buffer for the victory, despite a wild ending that saw the Clippers run off the clock after a jump ball with 5.7 seconds left.
Blake Griffin added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, while Chris Kaman finished with 14 points. Eric Gordon finished with 11 points.
Mike Conley scored 20 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol had 14 points apiece, Gasol added 15 rebounds. Sam Young scored 13 points.
Neither team shot well with the Clippers at 41 percent, while Memphis was at 40 percent.
Despite the loss, Memphis was still able to hold onto the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Houston Rockets, who are in the ninth spot just outside the playoffs, lost 104-101 to the Sacramento Kings, dropping Memphis' magic number to two for a playoff berth.
Memphis is a half game behind the New Orleans Hornets, who were idle Tuesday night, for the seventh seed.
The game's closing seconds were marked with confusion and a review by officials.
With 5.7 seconds left, Eric Bledsoe stumbled out of control down the lane, running into Tony Allen. Officials reviewed the play to see if there was a shot clock violation.
They ruled there was no shot clock violation, but officials couldn't decide whether to call Allen for a block or Bledsoe for a charge. A double foul was the result, leading to a jump ball.
The Clippers controlled the tip and ran out the clock, as the Grizzlies couldn't reach them to foul.
Memphis, which led by 11 in the first half, carried a 43-39 lead into the break, but allowed Los Angeles to close with five straight points, including Gordon's runner in the lane as time expired in the half.
Kaman had 10 points for the Clippers. Griffin, who was held to a season-low eight points in the March 14 game against the Grizzlies, was 3 of 9 in the half for six points.