RED-HOT GRIZZLIES STREAKING TOWARDS PLAYOFF SPOT

Only 1.5 games out of a tie for the 8th western conference playoff seed, the Memphis Grizzlies rose to the challenge Tuesday night with a 4th quarter comeback at home to put them above .500 for the first time in weeks. Having won 7 of their last 10 games, the Grizzlies improved to 19-18 with a 104-102 win over the Clippers. Rudy Gay and Marc Gasol each scored 24 points, Zach Randolph added 20, and the Grizzlies snapped the Clippers' four-game winning streak. The Grizzlies won their sixth straight at home. A rare delay-of-game was called and an evacuation of the arena took place towards the end of the 3rd quarter. Play resumed 36 minutes later and the Grizzles out-scored the Clippers 25-12 in the 4th quarter.