Gasol propels Grizzlies

Overtime win ties series, 2-2

Marc Gasol hit a 12foot floater with seventenths of second left in overtime, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs, 110108, Saturday night to even their first-round series at 2-2.

The host Grizzlies won despite blowing a 10-point lead with 7:38 left in regulation and 23 turnovers that San Antonio turned into 31 points.

Mike Conley set a franchise postseason record with 35 points, and Gasol finished with 16 points after shooting 5 of 12 for the game. He also had 12 rebounds.

The Grizzlies overcame another postseason personal best from Kawhi Leonard, who had 43 points. He rallied the Spurs by scoring the last 16 points of regulation, but missed a 21-footer short of the rim with James Ennis defending him just before the buzzer. Leonard tied it at 108 with 17 seconds left with a three from the left corner.

Game 5 is Tuesday night in San Antonio.

Hawks 116, Wizards

98: Paul Millsap scored 29 points, Dennis Schroder had 27 and Atlanta delivered an early knockout blow against visiting Washington that sliced the Wizards’ lead to 2-1 in the opening-round playoff series.

After two tight losses in Washington exposed some bad blood between the teams, Atlanta returned home and built a 25-point lead by late in the first quarter.

The Hawks were never seriously challenged by the Wizards, who were essentially a one-man team. John Wall kept up his dazzling play in the series, scoring 29 points, but the point guard got no help from his teammates.

The other Washington starters combined to score 30 points on 14-of-45 shooting.

Millsap also had 14 rebounds, while rookie Taurean Prince chipped in with 16 points.

Clippers lose Griffin:

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin is out for the remainder of the playoffs after injuring his big toe during Friday night’s win against the Utah Jazz.

The team announced that the five-time all-star was diagnosed with an injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe.

Griffin left Game 3 in Utah with 3:18 remaining in the second quarter after landing awkwardly following a transition layup.

Griffin had 11 points, six rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes, and the team said at the time the injury was a bruised toe. X-rays at the arena were negative, but he was re-evaluated after the game.

Griffin averaged 25 points in the first two games.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers said the injury actually happened on the play before the layup.