The Postgame Cleanup is brought to you by ServiceMaster. The Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Boston Celtics 102-93 Saturday night at FedExForum, splitting the weekend home back-to-back series.
After a slow start, the Grizzlies trailed 31-12 at the end of the first quarter. The 19-point deficit was the largest the Grizzles have trailed in any quarter this season. Memphis clawed back from their sluggish start behind 15 first half points from guard Tyreke Evans that helped cut the deficit to eight (48-40) at halftime.
Trailing 69-60 with 3:26 remaining, Memphis rallied to end the quarter on a 13-2 run, spearheaded by Marc Gasol, who scored 21 of his 30 points during the frame, and went ahead for for the first time since leading 5-4 at the 10:17 mark in the first quarter.