Grizzlies turn back Warriors

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marc Gasol had 34 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 19-point third-quarter lead over Golden State before holding on to beat the defending champion Warriors 111-101 on Saturday night.

James Ennis III added 13 points, and Tyreke Evans scored 12 as Memphis shot 47 percent compared to 39 percent for Golden State. The Warriors shot 12-of-38 from 3-point range.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 37 points, and Kevin Durant added 29 and 13 rebounds. But both were ejected with 43.6 seconds left after arguing with officials — Curry first after throwing his mouthpiece, and then Durant as he followed Curry’s argument.

Klay Thompson finished with 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-8 from outside the arc.

The Warriors trailed by 19 late in the third quarter and Curry was saddled with five fouls. Consecutive 3-pointers from Durant and an unintended tip-in by the Grizzlies, credited to David West, cut the deficit to single digits with just under 9 minutes left.

But Golden State never got close enough to catch the Grizzlies down the stretch.

The major burst for Memphis came early in the third quarter. The Grizzlies turned up their defense, forcing a trio of turnovers and scoring 15 straight points to stretch the lead to 18.

The Warriors connected on only 6-of-22 shots in the third, while Memphis went 10-of-18.

› Magic 114, Cavaliers 93 CLEVELAND — Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points and the Orlando Magic snapped a 17-game losing streak against the Cleveland Cavaliers, routing the defending Eastern Conference champions.

Orlando’s first win over Cleveland since Nov. 23, 2012 came in convincing fashion. The Magic never trailed and built a 21-point lead late in the first quarter. Orlando led 36-18 after the first, hitting 14-of-24 from the field.

The Magic, which made 14-of-35 3-pointers, took its biggest lead, 106-69, midway through the fourth quarter when both teams cleared their benches.