National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 101, Sacramento 96
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 8, 2011
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials: #61 Courtney Kirkland, #53 Mark Lindsay, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 16517

Zach Randolph had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies avoided a late collapse Friday to clinch a playoff berth with a 101-96 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings.

Marc Gasol had 18 points and four blocks for the Grizzlies (45-34), who wrapped up the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. It’s the club’s first postseason trip since the 2005-06 campaign.

After Darrell Arthur’s dunk with 5:45 left in the fourth put the Grizzlies up 92-82, the Kings responded with a 10-2 run to pull within a bucket as Memphis went scoreless for nearly 2½ minutes.

A layup by Sacramento’s Marcus Thornton with 39 seconds left cut it to 97-96. Randolph then spilt a pair of free throws with 19 ticks to go and blocked Tyreke Evans’ layup attempt on the other end.

Sam Young’s free throw made it 99-96 and Thornton missed a 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining as Memphis held on.

Thornton led the Kings (23-56) with 18 points while Samuel Dalembert notched 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   Memphis
Marcus Thornton 18 Scoring Zach Randolph 27
Tyreke Evans 6 Assists Mike Conley 8
Samuel Dalembert 16 Rebounds Zach Randolph 15
Samuel Dalembert 5 Free Throws Made Marc Gasol 8
Samuel Dalembert 2 Steals Zach Randolph 4
Tyreke Evans 2 Blocks Marc Gasol 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 96 42.1 3-18 13-18 18 49 4 4 17
Memphis 101 45.2 1-8 24-35 21 42 11 8 9
Upcoming Games
  • Memphis will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.