The Postgame Cleanup is presented by ServiceMaster. In a game that came down to the wire, the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 111 to 116 at Quicken Loans Arena in Clevelad, securing the Cavaliers 11th-straight win keeping the longest current active winning streak in the NBA alive.
Despite the absence of Chandler Parsons, Mike Conley, Brandan Wright, and Wayne Selden Jr., the Grizzlies got off to their strongest start this season, managing a first quarter-high 32 points on 16 of 24 shooting (.652 percent). After seven first half lead changes, Cleveland outscored Memphis by 18 in the second quarter alone led by 14 at the half.