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NBA: Memphis 117, Sacramento 111

MEMPHIS, March 23 (UPI) -- Rudy Gay's 24 points Saturday led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-111 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento opened the fourth period with a 7-3 spurt and trailed by just 97-94 after Quincy Douby's three-pointer with 8:48 left. A 6-0 Memphis run followed but Douby's jumper with 3:39 left pulled Sacramento within 105-102.

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Three-pointers by Gay and Juan Carlos Navarro sealed Memphis' win.

Navarro scored 22. Darko Milicic had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Mike Miller had 12 points and three rebounds.

Kyle Lowry scored 10, while Mike Conley added 10 points and six assists for the Grizzlies, who picked up back-to-back wins for the first time since late November.

Sacramento got 29 points and six rebounds from Kevin Martin. Spencer Hawes had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Francisco Garcia scored 15 and John Salmons scored 12 with six rebounds for the Kings, who have lost two straight.

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