Bucks 86 - 89 Grizzlies
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Grizzlies host Bucks in Volunteer State

Feb 11, 2011 - 4:15 PM (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies kick off a three-game homestand tonight by entertaining the slumping Milwaukee Bucks at FedEx Forum.

The Grizzlies, who are 16-8 as the host and will also face Denver and Philadelphia on their residency, are coming off a big overtime win in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Zach Randolph scored 31 points, including a key basket late in the extra frame, to give Memphis a 105-101 win over the talented Thunder.

Randolph added 14 rebounds, while Tony Allen helped overcome the absences of Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo by pouring in 27 points and adding five steals for the Grizzlies, who halted a two-game losing streak. Sam Young added 14 points, Mike Conley scored 13, and Marc Gasol chipped in 12 points for the victors.

"We kept battling," Memphis head coach Lionel Hollins said. "Some negative things happened to us. They called traveling on us twice. We had a fastbreak and we throw it away. But we kept playing, we didn't quit."

Mayo, who was suspended 10 games for violating the league's drug program, will be sidelined for two more contests while Gay, who is struggling with a sprained toe, is listed as day-to-day.

The Bucks, meanwhile, lost for the fifth time in six games to the lowly Wizards in the nation's capital on Wednesday. Nick Young had 26 points to lead Washington's balanced attack as it halted an eight-game skid with a 100-85 win.

Brandon Jennings notched 20 points and John Salmons added 14 for the Bucks, who have lost four straight away from cheese country and are just 8-20 as visitors this season. Andrew Bogut added 12 points and 11 rebounds in the losing effort.

"We just didn't play good tonight," Bogut said. "We didn't look good."

Milwaukee has won seven of its past nine meetings with the Grizz. Memphis posted a 94-81 win on Jan. 22 at the Bradley Center.






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