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NBA: Memphis 111, New Orleans 89

MEMPHIS, April 10 (UPI) -- O.J. Mayo scored 18 points and Marc Gasol added 16 for Memphis Sunday and the playoff-bound Grizzlies downed New Orleans 111-89.

Five Memphis players reached double figures in scoring, including Zach Randolph and Sam Young with 14 points apiece.

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Greivis Vasquez contributed 13 off the bench for the Grizzlies, who pulled into a tie with the Hornets for the sixth seed in the Western Conference at 46-34 with the victory.

Gasol added seven rebounds.

Both teams are one game behind the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers.

New Orleans was paced by 18 points from Marco Belinelli.

The Hornets' Chris Paul, meanwhile, was held without a point for the first time in his six-year career.

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