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Grizzlies down Bobcats for 8th straight win

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Mike Conley scored 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Bobcats 94-87 on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and the Dallas Mavericks used a pair of 9-0 runs in the fourth quarter to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-95 on Saturday night.

nydailynews.com

The Knicks kept their composure to topple the Spurs, but the next night in Memphis, they lost their cool in a team-wide meltdown that cost them a chance to defeat the Grizzlies and remain the last undefeated team.

Brian Kamenetzky, ESPN.com

New Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni hopes finally to get on the bench Sunday and coach his new team as they host the Rockets.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Rasheed Wallace: lover, fighter, hilarious training camp invitee, and talker of the best trash in the NBA. On Tuesday, he yelled "Yeah, Aflac!" at Aaron Afflalo after Afflalo bricked a free throw; last night, he yelled everything at everybody …

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Royce White's been struggling. Picked 16th by the Rockets this summer, the hybrid forward was demoted to the D-League on Monday, went AWOL for about a day, and resurfaced to accuse the Rockets of mishandling his increasingly famous anxiety disorder. The…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

One day after New York stayed as the NBA’s last unbeaten team by being selfless and smart (and ridiculously accurate from range), Memphis usurped the Knicks as the NBA’s best team right now by luring them in, then springing the trap. Start spreading t…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Nicolas Batum had 35 points, rookie Damian Lillard sparked a late comeback and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 119-117 in overtime Friday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Zach Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 24 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies handed the New York Knicks their first loss of the season with a 105-95 victory Friday night.

CNNSI.com

You're not going to win them all. Marc Gasol scored 24 as the Grizzlies won their seventh straight, a 105-95 verdict over the Knicks, who had been the last undefeated team in the NBA.