The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Denver Nuggets, 105-98, Sunday at Pepsi Center. The Grizzlies swept the regular season series 3-0 and are now 12-6 on the road against Western Conference opponents.
It was extremely tight for the majority of a game that featured nine ties and 14 lead changes. Neither team led by more than six until Memphis scored 37 fourth quarter points, falling one point shy of a season-high for fourth quarter points and tying their third highest scoring total for any quarter. After Denver tied the game at 75-75 with 9:16 remaining, Memphis went on a 7-0 run over the next 2:38 to give itself the lead for good.