The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 97-91 in the NBA on Monday in a battle head-to - head for a play- off place .
Zach Randolph (32 points ) and Mike Miller ( 21) led Memphis to the crucial victory at Phoenix , which saw the Grizzlies confirm their participation in the post-season in the NBA and simultaneously eliminated the Suns play-off contention .
The scores were level 67 , all at the end of the third quarter and Randolph scored eight points in the last term to help set up the victory Grizzlies.
The win at Memphis a 49-32 loss record of victory, winning the eighth playoff berth in the Western Conference , while Phoenix ( 47-34 ) were sent to finish ninth .
With the last play-off spot on the line in Arizona , visitors began frantically , scoring five points in the first minute.
Memphis ended the quarter at 24-14 but was wounded in the Middle two stanzas.
In the last part , the Grizzlies dominated Phoenix 30-24 win in six points.
Randolph added nine rebounds to his game-high 32, while Miller came off the bench to sink five of six shots from the perimeter.
The Washington Wizards gave the Miami Heat a second straight defeat , outweigh the NBA champions 114-93 .
Trevor Ariza (25 points) and Marcin Gortat (10 points, 13 rebounds) were the main contributors for the Wizards , while Michael Beasley (18 points) and Toney Douglas (14 points) fought valiantly for Miami.
Loss in the heat down a complete set behind the Indiana Pacers , who lead the Eastern Conference , while in the West , second place Oklahoma City Thunder went down to New Orleans Pelicans 101-89 .
New Orleans has produced 31 points for the Thunder 20 in the last quarter to win by 12 Tyreke Evans with shooting a career-high 41 pelicans, while in Texas, the Houston Rockets have surprised Western Conference - San Antonio Spurs 104-98 leader .
Charlotte Bobcats came from 15 points down with a quarter to play Atlanta Hawks 95-93 defeat by buzzer beating jump shot Chris Douglas - Roberts, while the Chicago Bulls cruised against the Orlando Magic to win 108-95 and the Los Angeles Lakers won 119-104 against the Utah Jazz .
In other results , the Golden State Warriors 130-120 prevailed over the Minnesota Timberwolves , Philadelphia 76ers have won the Boston Celtics 113-108 and represented the Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks 110-100 .
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