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Built Ford Tough Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 http://sports.cbsimg.net/u/photos/basketball/nba/img21416930.jpg MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies were struggling early against the stingy Chicago Bulls, taking bad shots and committing turnovers. Then the Grizzlies' bench took over, providing the burst that helped Memphis beat the Bulls 80-71 on Monday night. "I thought it was huge what they did," Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said of the second-period play by the reserves. "They came in and changed the game, changed the tempo. They got it going up and down a little bit. Got the ball movement where we like it to be. "I think the first unit saw what they were doing, and what they were able to do," Conley said. "[We] got back in the game and tried to mimic it." Conley led Memphis with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and four assists, while Zach Randolph added 10 points and 15 rebounds. Rudy Gay had 12 points for Memphis but shot 5 for 13, continuing his slump. Wayne Ellington scored all 11 of his points in the second quarter, when the Grizzlies' reserves provided the lift after a sluggish first period, when Memphis managed only 11 points for its lowest output in the opening quarter this season. Carlos Boozer led the Bulls with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Marco Belinelli finished with 13 points. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah had 11 points apiece for the Bulls, but Deng was 4 for 17 from the field. "I thought our defense was pretty good," Noah said, adding: "We are getting good stops, and we are getting on the break, but we are just not getting those easy points. We are turning the ball over a little bit too much on the break. If we can score on those, we can be better." Both teams shot just better than 37 percent. But Memphis was 6 for 11 from 3-point range compared to the Bulls hitting only 2 of 11 long-range shots. The Memphis frontline of Gay, Randolph and Marc Gasol were a combined 10 of 34, while the Bulls starting frontline of Deng, Boozer and Noah made 16 of 42. Memphis controlled the boards 51-39 and had 18 offensive rebounds. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121217_CHI@MEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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