Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies Match Player Stats On Dec 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 23, 2017

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Guard Tyreke Evans scored 30 points with 11 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-112 on Saturday night at FedExForum.

Trailing as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter, the Clippers made it a one-possession game with 1:02 left when guard Lou Williams (36 points) hit a 3-pointer. After Memphis failed to add to their lead, the Clippers had 21.3 seconds to attempt a game-tying shot. But the Grizzlies' defense forced Williams into a bad pass and turnover and the clock expired.

Memphis (10-23) snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the third time in the last 22 games. The 115 points marked a season high. Evans went 6 of 11 from 3 point range and also added seven rebounds and three steals.

The Clippers (13-19) got a career-high 38 points from guard Austin Rivers, and center DeAndre Jordan pulled down 18 rebounds with four points.

Center Marc Gasol gave Memphis 17 points, 15 rebounds and four assists off the bench. Andrew Harrison contributed 15 points and five assists and James Ennis finished with 14 points.

The Clippers shot 48.8 percent from the floor and went 13 of 34 from 3-point range for 38.2 percent. Memphis shot 44.4 percent from the field while going 13 of 31 from distance for 41.9 percent.

The Grizzlies handed out 28 assists to 14 for the Clippers and also had the rebounding edge 47-37.

NOTES: Los Angeles C DeAndre Jordan had 20 rebounds in Friday's win at Houston -- his seventh game of 20 or more rebounds this season. ... Memphis won the first meeting with the Clippers this season on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles. PG Mike Conley scored 22 points in a 113-104 Grizzlies victory that left their record at 6-3. Memphis won just one other game in November three days later at Portland and went 2-11 for the month. ... Memphis G Ben McLemore's VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) is the worst on the team and ranks 448th out of 469 eligible players in the NBA. ... Clippers F Wesley Johnson missed his fourth straight game with left foot soreness.