The Grizzlies and Clippers have turned basketball's largest period right into a slugfest before, but their Game 6 collision seemed better suited to the Octagon. There aren't often when fouls are the first thing to jump out of a box score (at least not without Tim Donaghy's participation), but the 59 combined private fouls, seven technicals and two ejections in this game were hard to miss. The two groups combined to make 71 visits to the strong line, where Memphis held a decisive advantage in both efforts (47 to 24) and percent changed (80.9 to 66.7). But it wasn't the strong post people bruising each other (Zach Randolph, 7-of-8 at the line, was the only real frontcourt person with an increase of than four three-throw attempts). Fairly, the pads over and over repeatedly found their solution to the charity stripe. Scott Conley tried a 17, backcourt spouse Tony Allen hoisted 11, and Chris Paul led the Clippers with eight. Basically this was nearly the antithesis of what was to be anticipated. The Grizzlies, who averaged 96.6 factors in the previous five activities, sprinted to a 118-105 series-clinching win. Randolph and Conley paced the Memphis attack (23 points each), but the defensive-minded Allen nipped at their heels with 19, and reserve Jerryd Bayless, who had scored a total of 16 points in his last four games, mixed in 18. John did his standard injury (28 points, eight assists) before picking up his next technical foul late in the last quarter, but Matt Barnes emerged as L.A.'s most regular offensive weapon (30 points, including 6-of-7 from three). Not every thing was from the regular, though. Blake and Randolph Griffin, who played significantly less than 14 minutes because of high sprained ankle he endured in Game 5, found myself in a third fraction wrestling match that triggered fouls for both people and the first of two technicals on Z-Bo.
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