MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Miller stole a pass by Jason Richardson, then hit two free throws with 10.4 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Golden State Warriors 99-97 Tuesday afternoon.
Memphis, which led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter, led only 96-95 when Richardson tried to pass to Baron Davis. Miller reached in and got the ball, forcing Davis to foul him. Davis' 3-pointer clanged off the rim in the final second.
Shane Battier scored a season-high 25 points, Brian Cardinal added 20 and Miller finished with 19 as the Grizzlies won their second straight game. They also took the season series from Golden State 3-1.
This isn't how the Warriors wanted to start an eight-game road trip. Richardson finished with 29 points, Mickael Pietrus added 17, Mike Dunleavy 16 and Davis 10.
The Grizzlies snapped out of a franchise-worse shooting slump that had seen them fail to shoot 40 percent in the past six games by hitting 49.3 percent (36-of-73). But they kept the Warriors in the game by tying their season high with 23 turnovers, which Golden State turned into 23 points.
The afternoon tipoff was part of the Grizzlies' "Read to Achieve" program that brought more than 4,000 children out.
Memphis led 53-50 at the half. The Grizzlies took control in the third quarter with a 15-3 run started by Jason Williams' 3-pointer, and then Miller hit consecutive 3s. Battier's jumper with 6:54 left put Memphis up 68-56. A pair of 3s by Cardinal gave the Grizzlies their biggest lead of the game at 82-66 with 2:27 left in the third.
Notes:@ Bonzi Wells lasted six minutes for Memphis before leaving the game in the second quarter with back spasms. He was evaluated at halftime but did not return. ... Memphis center Stromile Swift missed his fourth straight game with a sprained left ankle. ... Pau Gasol, Memphis' leading scorer who is out indefinitely with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, is scheduled for another MRI exam on Wednesday. ... The Warriors dropped to 5-22 on the road this season.
