Grizzlies 102, Trail Blazers 98
Backup point guard Beno Udrih, starting his second straight game in place of injured Mike Conley, scored 17 points, including the key bucket with 8.7 seconds left, to help Memphis beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 102-98.
Udrih finished 7 of 7 from the field, and his 18-footer came after guard Damian Lillard had pulled the Trail Blazers within three at 99-96 by making a 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds left.
Zach Randolph added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Memphis (29-11), which saw Portland (30-11) rally from a 20-point hole in the third quarter behind Lillard (23 points, six assists), Wesley Matthews (25 points) and LaMarcus Aldridge (32 points, nine rebounds).
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Clippers 117, Kings 108
Blake Griffin scored 30 points, and Matt Barnes finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers held on for a victory over the shorthanded Sacramento Kings.
The Clippers (27-14) won in Sacramento for the fourth straight time.
Sacramento fell to 2-10 without forward DeMarcus Cousins this season. Cousins sat out with a right foot injury suffered early in the Kings' loss to the Miami Heat on Friday.
Jason Thompson had 23 points and a career-high 21 rebounds for Sacramento (16-24).
(Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by John O'Brien)
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