Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, center, handles the ball between Memphis Grizzlies guard Avery Bradley (0) and forward Ivan Rabb (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) handles the ball between Memphis Grizzlies guard Avery Bradley (0) and forward Ivan Rabb (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) controls the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Avery Bradley (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers calls to players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell, center, drives between Memphis Grizzlies guard Delon Wright, left, and center Joakim Noah in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) lies on the court after being fouled in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons (25) drives against Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) blocks a shot by Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) as Grizzlies forward Ivan Rabb defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff calls to players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari (8) looks to pass around Memphis Grizzlies forwards Ivan Rabb (10) and Bruno Caboclo (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah (55) dunks against Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers guard Tyrone Wallace (9) as center Joakim Noah (55) moves for position in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) drives against Los Angeles Clippers guard Tyrone Wallace in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Avery Bradley (0) takes a three-point shot in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers reacts to a referee’s call in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons (25) handles the ball against Los Angeles Clippers forward JaMychal Green (4) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) forces a jump ball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Avery Bradley (0) drives against Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) handles the ball againstLos Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet (20) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah (55) handles theh ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah (55) shoots the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah (55) gestures in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell celebrates after dunking during the first half of Friday’s victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis, Tenn. Harrell matched his career high with 30 points. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah (55) gestures in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Montrezl Harrell matched his career high with 30 points, Danilo Gallinari added 23, including 10 straight points in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112-106 Friday night.
Lou Williams was 6 for 15 from the field and finished with 18 points, while Harrell was 11 for 14 shooting in the Clippers’ first game since the All-Star break.
Mike Conley scored 25 points and Joakim Noah had 22 as the Grizzlies lost their third straight. Avery Bradley scored 17.
Memphis was within 108-104 with less than 30 seconds left when Bradley got a steal. But Noah couldn’t handle the pass on the fast break, and that ended the Grizzlies’ chances.
The game was close in the fourth quarter. A 15-foot jumper by Gallinari at the five-minute mark gave the Clippers a six-point buffer at 99-93. Gallinari went on a 10-point run that helped the Clippers maintain the lead.
Harrell capped a three-point play with 1:11 left that stretched the the Clippers’ lead to 106-98.
The Grizzlies, who trailed by 22 in the first half, outscored the Clippers 33-18 in the third as Bradley scored 13. Memphis had erased the margin and actually held an 86-83 lead entering the fourth.
Memphis was playing short-handed with rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. nursing a quad injury and recently-acquired center Jonas Valanciunas in his home country of Lithuania on personal business. The Grizzlies were out of sync in the first half and that contributed to their poor shooting.
Meanwhile, the Clippers reserves – led by Harrell and Williams – helped build a 19-point lead in the second quarter. At that point, Memphis was shooting 25 percent, including missing its first eight shots from beyond the arc.
Harrell had 15 points in the second quarter as the Clippers’ lead reached 22 points.
The Clippers led 65-53 at halftime.
TIP-INS
Clippers: The game marked the return of Garrett Temple and JaMychal Green, traded by the Grizzlies at the deadline for Bradley. … Harrell also scored 30 points earlier this season, on Nov. 26 at Houston.
Grizzlies: Forward Chandler Parsons, who hadn’t played since the third game of the season, returned to the rotation, playing almost 20 minutes and scoring three points, hitting one of his seven shots. … Jackson missed a Feb. 1 game with the same right quad issue. Memphis coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after the game, that Jackson aggravated the injury in practice Thursday. He said the team would be cautious before he returns from the “deep bruise.”
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