Jeff Green scored 16 points, including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the New York Knicks 91-85 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
Matt Barnes had 12 points and Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had 10 for Memphis.
Jose Calderon led the Knicks with 18 points. Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Grizzlies led by nine points in the fourth quarter but could not pull away from the Knicks, who were playing without Carmelo Anthony.
Arron Afflalo's 3-pointer brought New York within 87-85 with 35 seconds left. After Gasol missed a layup, Afflalo missed a potential tying jumper with 8 seconds remaining.
Afflalo then fouled Green, and he made his two free throws.
The Grizzlies scored the game's first 10 points and led 24-18 after the first quarter, but the Knicks opened the second quarter on a 13-4 run to take its only lead of the game.
The Grizzlies used a 22-9 streak to take a 50-40 halftime lead.
Randolph opened the third quarter with a bucket to give Memphis a game-high 12-point lead. But the Knicks scored the next eight points, pulling within 52-48 on Langston Galloway's short floater with 7:13 left in the third.
The Grizzlies reopened a nine-point lead, but another Knicks' run culminated with Calderon's three-point play, bringing New York within 57-56 with 3:50 left in the third.
Memphis then scored the next five points, but the Knicks came back to tie the game 62-62 on Sasha Vujacic's two free throws with 1:20 remaining.
The Grizzlies ended the quarter on a 7-0 run, scored the first two points of the fourth and held the lead the rest of the way.
Afflalo finished with 14 points and Vujacic had 10 for the Knicks, who have lost eight of their last nine games. -- JEFFREY BERNSTEIN/AP
Next Home Game
The Grizzlies will return home on Saturday, February 6 to face the Dallas Mavericks at 7PM. Don't miss mascot madness as pals from around the league visit Grizz to celebrate his birthday. Plus, the first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive Mt. Grizzmore sculpture #2: Mike Conley.
Key Stat of the Night
- The Grizzlies ended the quarter on a 7-0 run, scored the first two points of the fourth and held the lead the rest of the way.
Key Runs of the Night
- Jeff Green, who scored 10 of his points in the second period, helped the Grizzlies erase a 34-22 deficit. His second 3 of the quarter gave the Grizzlies a 50-47 lead in the second quarter.
- New Orleans led 86-84 after Ryan Anderson's free throw with 7:02 left. But the Grizzlies responded with a 10-0 run to take the lead for good, closing the game on a 26-9 run.
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- Jeff Green scored 16 points, including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the New York Knicks 91-85 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
- Matt Barnes had 12 points and Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had 10 for Memphis.
- Jose Calderon led the Knicks with 18 points. Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- Robin Lopez is the only Knick to start all 53 games this season.
Grizz Fans of the Night
Next Home Game
The Grizzlies will return home on Saturday, February 6 to face the Dallas Mavericks at 7PM. Don't miss mascot madness as pals from around the league visit Grizz to celebrate his birthday. Plus, the first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive Mt. Grizzmore sculpture #2: Mike Conley.