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NBA game roundup: Grizzlies stun Kings at buzzer
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Down 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Memphis Grizzlies rallied for a most improbable 111-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on an almost impossible shot Thursday night at FedExForum.
Trailing by two points with 0.2 of a second showing on the clock, Grizzlies guard Vince Carter threw an overhead inbounds pass from the side of the court to under the basket, where Courtney Lee appeared to catch it before throwing it in for the winning basket.
The officials spent several minutes reviewing the play. The Kings’ bench believed that Sacramento center Ryan Hollins, who was guarding Carter, tipped the pass.
However, the play stood and Memphis improved its record to 8-1 and won its 18th straight regular-season home game.
Bulls 100, Raptors 93
TORONTO — Forward Pau Gasol scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls snapped the Toronto Raptors’ five-game winning streak with a 100-93 victory Thursday.
The Bulls, who took command of the game by outscoring Toronto 35-14 in the third quarter, improved their road record to 5-0.
Guard Jimmy Butler had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Bulls, and guard Derrick Rose added 20 points. Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 14, and forward Taj Gibson had 10.
Guard Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 points and eight assists, and he tied for the team lead with eight rebounds.
Mavericks 123, 76ers 70
DALLAS — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 21 points, and Dallas recorded an epic blowout of winless Philadelphia.
The Mavericks (6-3) jumped out to a 23-7 lead after seven minutes and led 38-10 after the first quarter, the largest margin after one quarter in franchise history.
The Mavs continued to pour it on from there against the overmatched Sixers, winless in their first eight games. Philadelphia was historically pitiful in just about every phase of the game, including 28 turnovers and 29.9 percent shooting from the field and 51.5 percent from the free-throw line.
