MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Randolph had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 119-112 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
New York trailed by as many as 29 in the third quarter, but pulled within 115-110 in the final minute before losing for fourth time in five games.
O.J. Mayo scored 22 points and Rudy Gay added 20. Mike Conley had 18 points, Sam Young finished with 13, and Marc Gasol added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Bill Walker had 21 points, including 12 during New York's fourth-quarter rally. Toney Douglas added 19, while David Lee had 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Memphis shot 55 percent in the first half, building an early double-digit margin. Young provided a spark off the bench with his 13 points as the reserves maintained the advantage.
The Grizzlies led 63-42 at the break, holding the Knicks to 36 percent shooting. Besides Young's 13 points, Gay had 12, while Conley and Randolph had 11 apiece before the break.
Things didn't improve for New York after halftime, as the Memphis lead reached 29. The Knicks seemed to be shooting at will but unsuccessfully. At the end of the third, New York was barely over 41 percent as Memphis held a 94-73 lead.
Memphis had six players in double figures at that point.
Walker, with help from Toney, made things interesting down the stretch. But the Memphis advantage was too much as the Grizzlies won their third straight.
Notes
The Knicks were playing their second game of a five-game road trip. After opening the tour Wednesday night in San Antonio, New York came to Memphis before returning to Texas for a Saturday game against Dallas. Memphis is 10-1 at home against sub-.500 teams. Lee has 43 double-doubles Young's 13 points marked the first time the rookie has reached double figures in three straight games.