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The game plan was simple for the Grizzles in overtime: Utilize one of the most imposing front lines in the NBA.
Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Zach Randolph had 13 points and 19 rebounds, and Memphis beat the Chicago Bulls 85-82 on Saturday night.
Gasol and Randolph combined for seven of the nine overtime points for the Grizzlies.
”When we got into overtime we went to our horses, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. We played an inside-outside game. Our All-Star bigs took over the game,” the Grizzlies’ Tony Allen said…
Chicago, playing its third consecutive overtime game in four days, didn’t have enough in overtime. The Bulls played without forward Luol Deng and had to fight back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit.
Butler, starting in place of Deng, scored a career-high 18 points and Boozer added 17 as the Bulls had a three-game winning streak snapped…
Chicago played without Noah in the fourth quarter and overtime.
”That’s just a coaching decision,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said…
Rudy Gay finished with 16 points and Conley had 13 points and nine assists.
— Reported by the Associated Press
