Grizzlies overcome Gay’s absence to edge Wizards in overtime
Posted by GameSetMatch on December 29th, 2009
Their 10-point fourth-quarter lead squandered, Marc Gasol had a feeling the Grizzlies would regroup.
And they did.
O.J. Mayo scored 28 points, Zach Randolph had six of his 23 points in overtime and the Grizzlies beat the Washington Wizards 116-111 on Monday night.
Gasol finished with 20, and his two free throws with 9.5 seconds extended the Memphis lead to 115-111, assuring the Grizzlies of their fourth straight home win.
“We have faith in each other,” Gasol said. “We know everybody can make plays. We did kind of run a little out of gas. But we won. In the end, that’s all that matters.”
Randolph made two free throws with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, sending the game to overtime tied at 102.
“That one stung,” Wizards guard Randy Foye (11 points) said of the play leading to the foul. “We had no time on the clock and up by two. We stopped the initial play, and Zach Randolph went to the basket and got fouled. This one is going to be hard to swallow.”
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