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MEMPHIS, Tenn. Lardarius Webb Jersey . -- Rudy Gay re-entered a close game with about five minutes left and ended the Denver Nuggets hopes of earning a win on the second night of back-to-back games. Gay scored eight of his 19 points down the stretch and Memphis rested starters pulled away for an 81-72 victory on Saturday night. "His work was definitely showing tonight," Memphis guard Tony Allen said of Gay. "He carried us down the stretch. He made the big boy baskets down the stretch." Gays rush was part of 10 straight points for Memphis, breaking open a 68-68 game with 4:45 left. His 18-footer on the baseline with 1:25 left gave Memphis a 10-point lead, helping the Grizzlies snap a two-game losing streak. Zach Randolph had 12 points for Memphis, which won despite shooting 40 per cent. The Grizzlies outscored the Nuggets 28-15 in the fourth, eventually building the lead to 11 points. Andre Iguodala, Corey Brewer and JaVale McGee each had 12 points for Denver, which had its two-game winning streak end. Kenneth Faried had 11 points for the Nuggets, hitting 5 of 7 shots. Danilo Gallinari, coming off a career-high 39 points Friday night against Dallas, was held to 7 points on 2-of-8 shooting. "We just ran out of gas, and ran out of bodies," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We didnt have anybody really playing a great game. We worked them as hard as we could. The fight was good, but then with the fourth quarter and turnovers, it just broke our hearts." The back-to-back games and good play by Memphis bench in the fourth quarter combined to pose problems for Denver in the closing minutes. "They had more energy than us in the fourth quarter," Brewer said. "Their bench came in and played great for them. ...We are on the fourth (game) in five nights. It is tough." The game was tied at 68 when Gay took over. He scored on a pair of layups, the second coming on a feed from Randolph. He hit a 12-foot fadeaway before Randolph scored inside. Gay capped the 10-0 stretch with an 18-foot baseline jumper for a 78-68 lead with 1:25 left. "Rudy was great. He went in the game for us and made big shots," reserve guard Jerryd Bayless said. "That is what Rudy is supposed to do. He is our guy, and we have to ride him as far as he can go." Wayne Ellingtons 3-pointer with 23 seconds remaining gave Memphis its largest lead, 81-70. While the fourth-quarter rally fueled by Gay put the Grizzlies past the Nuggets down the stretch, a major component was Memphis second unit playing extended minutes in the final period, staying close to the Nuggets. That helped the Memphis starters stay on the bench until coach Lionel Hollins sent Gay, then Randolph and point guard Mike Conley, back into the game on either side of the 5-minute mark. "I was fresh, because of the second group playing so well, and I could go out there and be in attack mode," Gay said. Denver scored 48 points in the paint, while holding the Grizzlies to a season-low 30 points, but neither team shot well from 3-point range with Denver hitting 3 of 16, while Memphis managed 5 of 19. Memphis held a seven-point lead in the first half, but needed a jumper from Bayless in the final second to hold a 37-36 advantage entering the locker room. McGee gave the Nuggets their first lead of the game on a dunk with 8.1 seconds left in the half. Gay led Memphis with 10 points at the break, but the game was rather sloppy as Memphis shot 39.5 per cent from the field, compared to 45 per cent for Denver. The two teams were a combined 3 of 15 from outside the arc. No Denver players were in double figures at the half, and Gallinari, who had hit 14 of 23 against Dallas, was scoreless, missing all three of his shots. That slump ended immediately at the start of the second half as Gallinari connected on a 3-pointer, but he would not score his other field goal until the closing seconds. The game settled into a close affair after halftime with seven lead changes and five ties in the third quarter. The night ended with 12 lead changes and nine ties. With some expecting the Grizzlies and Nuggets to be jockeying for playoff positioning at the end of the season, the win was important for Memphis. Denver had won the two previous meetings this season and a third would have given the Nuggets the potential tiebreaker. "It was just important to get a win," Hollins said when asked about losing three to the Nuggets. "I dont think (Denver) specifically mattered, they just happened to be the opponent. We had lost two in a row, and we needed to get back to playing our game." NOTES: Gay returned after missing Memphis last game on Wednesday with flight problems getting back to Memphis after the Christmas holiday. ... The Grizzlies play five of their next six games on the road. ... Memphis G/F Quincy Pondexter was carried off with an apparent knee injury late in the third quarter. He did not return. ... Even with the loss, Denver has won 14 of the last 20 in the series. ... Denver is now 13-3 when holding opponents under 100. .Marreese Speights led Memphis with 10 rebounds, including six off the offensive glass, the first time this season he has led the Grizzlies in rebounds. Justin Tucker Super Bowl Jersey . Danny Willett, Chris Wood and Paul McGinley each shot 7-under 65s and are tied for third at Golf Club Gut Larchenhof. The German contingent was led by former world No. Ray Lewis Womens Jersey . Christine Nesbitt, the womens 1,000 and 1,500 world champ, took first place in the 3,000 event. 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Patrik Elias, the Devils veteran who has been struggling throughout the playoffs (scoring seven points in 21 games prior to Game Four), got New Jersey on the board when he backhanded in a rebound of a Bryce Salvador point shot.MILWAUKEE -- For the first time in more than a year, the Chicago Cubs finally won a game in Milwaukee. Ian Stewart hit a solo homer and scored the go-ahead run on an error, helping the Cubs beat the Brewers 8-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep by their division rivals. The win snapped the Cubs 10-game losing streak at Miller Park dating to last April. "Theyve kind of had our number here," Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija said. It was the fourth homer of the season for Stewart, who was hitless in his previous four games. Reed Johnson added a pinch-hit home run in the sixth for Chicago. Samardzija was lifted after throwing 91 pitches in five innings. He gave up only one run on three hits and two walks. "Youve got to give their lineup some kudos," Samardzija said. "They batted and made me throw a lot of pitches and kept fouling balls off. I felt all right. It was just one of those outings, we had to make some pitches and we had to work." The converted reliever had won two straight coming into Sundays game. "He pitched well numbers-wise, but the ball was up, you could tell it wasnt coming out of his hand like it can," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "It was time to pinch-hit, time to take a shot." Struggling Cubs reliever Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless eighth, stranding Ryan Braun on third. "Woody was really sharp," Sveum said. "He did a great job." Michael Bowden finished the ninth and Shawn Camp (1-1) earned the win. Brewers starter Marco Estrada went six innings, giving up five hits and two runs, both on solo homers. Estrada didnt allow a baserunner in the first three innings. Despite the loss, the Brewers were happy to take two of three from the Cubs after losing four straight series. "Were all upbeat," Estrada said. "Obviously taking two out of three from anybody, its a boost." Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in the fourth, when Braun reached on a walk, went to second on a single by Aramis Ramirez, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Corey Hart and scored on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Green. Ramirez went to third on a wild pitch, but Samardzija struck out Brooks Conrad to end the inning. Stewarts homer tied the game in the fifth, and the Cubs took the lead on Johnsons hhomer in the sixth. Ray Lewis Elite Jersey. . "Its always good to be able to affect the game like that," Johnson said. "I knew that (Estrada) was up there pitch count-wise." Hart made a diving catch of a deep line drive by Starlin Castro later in the sixth, preventing an extra-base hit and possibly saving Milwaukee a run with speedy Tony Campana on first. Ramirez walked with two outs in the sixth and Hart doubled to put runners on second and third. Green then hit a grounder to shortstop and slid into first to beat the throw for an infield hit while Ramirez scored to tie the game. But the Cubs regained the lead in the seventh when Stewart doubled, then scored when shortstop Edwin Maysonet threw high to first on a grounder by Darwin Barney. Stewart took third, then was awarded home plate on the error for a 3-2 lead. Maysonet is getting playing time in the wake of a significant knee injury to starting shortstop Alex Gonzalez and had a grand slam on Saturday. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke didnt seem particularly bothered by the error, saying the Brewers still were in the game at that point. "We just cant let it get away from us like it did," Roenicke said. A pair of Cubs errors -- one by Stewart at third and the other by first baseman Bryan LaHair, who failed to catch a pickoff throw -- put Cesar Izturis on third base with one out. But Barney threw out Izturis at the plate on a grounder to second by Norichika Aoki, and Jonathan Lucroy flied out to end the inning. The Cubs added a pair of runs in the eighth when Campana walked, went to second on a fielders choice and stole third. Brewers reliever Manny Parra walked LaHair, then unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Campana to score. Alfonso Soriano doubled to score LaHair, and Soriano took third on another wild pitch, but Stewart grounded out to end the inning. The Cubs added three runs in the ninth on an RBI double by Barney and RBI singles by Campana and Castro. Kameron Loe (2-1) took the loss. NOTES: Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, will go on a minor league rehab assignment this week. ... Aoki hit his first career triple in the third. ... LaHair has reached base in 30 straight games, dating back to April 8. ' ' '
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