Playing shorthanded without key players Lorenzen Wright and Jason Williams, the Grizzlies trailed 35-14 at the end of the first quarter and by as many as 24 points in the second.īut Stromile Swift, Mike Miller, Shane Battier and Pau Gasol each contributed between 19 and 37 points as the Grizzlies roared back to beat James and the Cavaliers 122-115 in double-overtime in Cleveland. Last night at a sold-out FedExForum, Memphis Grizzlies beat the Miami Heat 97-95, coming off a five game losing streak, as Rudy Gay hit a buzzer beating game-winner shot over the arm of Miami Heats LeBron James. Hardly pedestrian and, as expected, not groundbreaking numbers from someone above 30-years-old and still working into game shape. Gay’s final line was 11.5 points on 47.1 percent shooting in 21.6 minutes. Miami went on the NBA Finals, where it lost to the Mavericks in six games. Playing just 57 games, he battled recurring heel problem after a nine-month layoff from a torn Achilles. Mayo and Zach Randolph were pulled from the starting lineup for being late to the morning shootaround.Ĭurrent Grizzlies assistant Jerry Stackhouse started for the Heat that night, scoring two points in 19 minutes It was a team effort for the Grizzlies, who had six players in double figures after O.J. The win sparked a three-game winning streak that helped Memphis turn its season around on the way to a 46-36 record and a playoff appearance following a four-year postseason drought.
'I stayed on (Gay's) hip the whole time,' James said.
