PHOENIX (AP) - Ex-Arizona Wildcat Jerryd Bayless scored nine points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists helping the Memphis Grizzlies to a 92-81 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.
Zach Randolph scored 21 points and Rudy Gay added 20 for the Grizzlies who have won three of their last five games. Tony Allen scored 11 and Marc Gasol had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis.
P.J. Tucker scored a career-high 17 points and Marcin Gortat added 12 points and rebounds for the Suns. Guards Goran Dragic and Sebastian Telfair combined for just 12 points and seven assists.
Phoenix has lost eight of nine and 15 of 20 dating to November 28.
Bayless (UA '08), a Phoenix-native, is in his first season with the Grizzlies. Memphis is his 4th team in his five-year career. He entered Sundays game averaging just five points and three assists in 12 minutes a game.
Despite shooting in the mid-30 percent range for the bulk of the game, Phoenix trailed 71-65 when Markieff Morris converted a three-point play 31 seconds into the fourth quarter.
But Gasol scored four points, including a fallaway 17-footer, and Gay added a 21-foot jumper to key a 10-3 run that put the Grizzlies ahead 81-68.
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David Kelly contributed to this story.
