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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- It took an extra five minutes for the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans to finally figure out which team would finally play well enough to win.The Grizzlies outscored the Pelicans 14-8 in the overtime to eventually grab an 89-83 victory over the still-winless Pelicans on Wednesday night.Boy, that was ugly, but Ill take it, Memphis coach David Fizdale said.JaMychal Green scored 21 points and Mike Conley added 20 for the Grizzlies. James Ennis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Zach Randolph finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, part of the Grizzlies outrebounding the Pelicans 52-43.Lance Stephenson led New Orleans with 21 points and six assists, while Langston Galloway and rookie Buddy Hield had 18 points each. Anthony Davis, the leagues second-leading scorer, was limited to 10 points, connecting on only 3 of 13 shots as New Orleans lost its fifth straight.I think Lance really found his shot, and he let the game come to him, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said of Stephenson, who carried New Orleans in the first half. I think he shot the ball well.The game was tied 75-75 at the end of regulation as Davis last-second 26-footer banked off the backboard and then hit the rim before bouncing harmlessly away as the horn sounded. Green had tied the game for Memphis at 75 with 1:35 left on a 3-pointer.The game was sloppy with New Orleans committing 22 turnovers, while Memphis had 20. The Pelicans shot 37 percent from the field, and Memphis managed a mere 35 percent.Davis wasnt the only one who struggled from the field. Marc Gasol was 3 of 18, scoring only eight points for Memphis, but he connected on a 3-pointer in overtime that extended the Grizzlies lead to 84-76.I think we gave them a run, but there were a couple of 50-50 balls that we just didnt come up with, Gentry said.TIP-INSPelicans: Stephenson, who played in 26 games for the Grizzlies last season, received a mixed reaction when he entered the game in the first quarter. ... Davis entered the game averaging 37 points. He was limited to six points in the first half, taking only five shots.Grizzlies: G Tony Allen, who missed the first three games of the season with a sore right knee, got his first start. That meant the fourth different starting lineup in Memphis first five games. ... With a hook shot inside late in the third quarter, Randolph passed Pau Gasol (3,324) as the all-time leader in Grizzlies field goals.HIELDS IMPROVEMENTHield, the sixth overall pick in last summers draft, recorded his second straight game in double figures. He had 10 points in Tuesdays loss to Milwaukee. There were blankets of what I think we are going to be able to see, Gentry said. As for Hield, he said: Just staying confident in who I am. I know its going to come around.BENCH BOOSTThe Pelicans starters managed only 19 points, 10 from Davis. Part of that was Gentry getting strong play from his reserves early. Stephenson played just short of 45 minutes, Omer Asik recorded 35 minutes in grabbing 11 rebounds, while Galloway and Hield each played 30-plus minutes.UP NEXTPelicans: Return home Friday looking for their first win of the season against the Phoenix Suns.Grizzlies: Continue a four-game home stand on Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Will Barton Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Alex English Nuggets Jersey .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. http://www.authenticnuggetsproshop.com/Will-Barton-Jersey/ . 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Another spectacular passing performance earned Steve Kerrs postgame praise, yet there was little else the coach liked about his heavy-legged, December-weary Warriors after an exhausting road trip.Klay Thompson scored 25 points, JaVale McGee added a season-best 17 and Golden State beat the undermanned New York Knicks 103-90 on Thursday night.But at the end of an emotional day for the NBA, news of the death of good friend and colorful sideline reporter Craig Sager made it hard for Kerr and everybody else on the court to focus on basketball.Craigs death and the news today far outweighs anything that happens in the gym, Kerr said.Kevin Durant had 15 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, and Stephen Curry pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds to go with eight points and eight assists against a New York team missing stars Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.We kept the ball moving and made them chase the ball all night and got layups, Durant said. And we didnt really shoot the ball that well.The Warriors had 36 assists on their initial 36 baskets -- 26 in the first half -- and all 11 players who appeared in the first half scored in Golden States fifth straight win over New York. The Warriors wound up with 41 assists and held a 57-49 rebounding advantage.Justin Holiday had 15 points off the bench for the late-arriving Knicks, whose second bus was delayed coming from San Francisco in a downpour.New York couldnt overcome a slow start from the field, going 4 for 15 to fall behind in a hurry. The Knicks shot 40.9 percent overall and 5 for 21 from 3-point range.Theyre running in transition, theyre throwing up 3s, theyre hitting open guys and playing fast, Knicks guard Courtney Lee said. You can get caught up in that, and thats not our style of game.Golden State had its third game this season with 40 or more assists, the first team to do that since the Chicago Bulls in 1996-97. The Warriors had a franchise-record 47 assists Nov. 23 against the Lakers.Thats the beauty of our team -- we dont worry about the numbers, Thompson said. When we move the ball, whoevers open, shoot the ball.TIP-INSKnicks: Anthony said he bruised his shouulder diving for a ball against the Lakers on Sunday in Los Angeles.dddddddddddd Rose had a sore lower back. Both might need a couple more days of rest. ... New York, which hosts the Warriors on March 5, has been swept in the season series the past two years and hasnt won a season series against Golden State since 2000-01.Warriors: An MRI on C Zaza Pachulias injured right wrist showed a bruise. He missed his fourth straight game. ... Golden State had more than 30 assists for the 19th time. ... F David West bruised his right hip early in the fourth and didnt return. He will have an MRI on Friday. ... Curry sported special Oakland Strong sneakers in tribute to the deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire Dec. 2 nearby in Oakland -- with the footwear featuring initials of the 36 lives lost. He posted a photo on Twitter of another colorful pair and has plans to auction them both off to aid fire relief.SAGER STRONG, MOMENT OF JOYKerr -- wearing a colorful, Sager-inspired tie -- took the microphone before tipoff, invited the Knicks to join Golden State and offered a heartfelt tribute to Sager. Rather than a moment of silence, he said it was more fitting in Sagers honor to hold a moment of joy.And the sellout crowd stood for a prolonged ovation and extended applause.The beloved sideline reporter died from leukemia at age 65.He was an amazing guy. The courage that he showed the last few years was incredible in his fight, Kerr, the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, said of his former TV colleague. Its just a tough day. ... He had a spirit and an energy that very few people Ive ever met possess.RINGIN ITAt halftime, Durant, Draymond Green and Thompson received their USA Basketball Olympic champion rings from their winning run in Rio de Janeiro.UP NEXTKnicks: At Denver on Saturday looking to snap an eight-game road losing streak to the Nuggets and a three-game skid overall.Warriors: Host Portland on Saturday in a rematch of last seasons Western Conference semifinal and seeking a fourth straight victory over the Trail Blazers. ' ' '