National Basketball Association
Memphis 99, Indiana 78
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 19, 2011
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #53 Mark Lindsay, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
17013
By SportsDirect Inc.
Tony Allen had a splendid all-around game with 19 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and six steals to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 99-78 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Zach Randolph had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Mike Conley contributed 17 points, nine assists and four steals for Memphis (38-32), which moved 1½ games ahead of idle Utah for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Danny Granger and Darren Collison scored 17 points apiece for Indiana (30-40), which still holds the eighth spot in the East.
Memphis jumped out to a 17-2 lead and never trailed. The Grizzlies boosted the advantage to 25 points on Allen’s layup to make the score 54-29 with 2:38 left in the half.
The Pacers trailed by 17 at halftime and by 22 late in the third before finally catching fire. Indiana went on a 14-2 surge over three-plus minutes to cut the Memphis lead to 76-66 on Granger’s 3-point basket with 11 minutes to play.
A short time later, the Grizzlies responded with an 11-2 run and Darrell Arthur’s layup gave Memphis a 91-72 lead with 4:30 remaining.
Tyler Hansbrough added 14 points for Indiana, which shot just 35.6 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Memphis |
Darren Collison 17 |
Scoring |
Tony Allen 19 |
Paul George 2 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 9 |
Jeff Foster 9 |
Rebounds |
Tony Allen 11 |
Darren Collison 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Allen 5 |
Dahntay Jones 4 |
Steals |
Tony Allen 6 |
Paul George 4 |
Blocks |
Darrell Arthur 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
78 |
35.6 |
7-26 |
19-26 |
11 |
36 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
Memphis
|
99 |
51.8 |
0-9 |
11-17 |
25 |
44 |
9 |
16 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Utah. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.