NBA: Grizzlies beat Heat to end four-game losing streak

Marc Gasol #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives on Chris Andersen #11 of the Miami Heat during a game at American Airlines Arena on Dec 27, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Mike Conley scored 24 points and Marc Gasol added 22 points and 10 rebounds to pow
Marc Gasol #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives on Chris Andersen #11 of the Miami Heat during a game at American Airlines Arena on Dec 27, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Mike Conley scored 24 points and Marc Gasol added 22 points and 10 rebounds to power Memphis over Miami 103-95 on Saturday in the National Basketball Association league and snap a four-game losing skid. -- PHOTO: AFP

MIAMI (AFP) - Mike Conley scored 24 points and Marc Gasol added 22 points and 10 rebounds to power Memphis over Miami 103-95 on Saturday in the National Basketball Association league and snap a four-game losing skid.

Beno Udrih added 11 points and Tayshaun Prince contributed 10 for the Grizzlies, who played a fourth consecutive game without inside star Zach Randolph, who has a knee injury.

Dwyane Wade, whose 31-point performance sparked Miami over Cleveland and former team-mate LeBron James two nights earlier, scored 25 points while reserve Danny Granger scored 18 points and Britain's Luol Deng added 16.

The Heat fell to 14-17 and have not won back-to-back games in more than a month.

Memphis took a big lead but Miami trimmed the deficit to a single point several times in the fourth quarter, only to fall short of overtaking the Grizzlies each time.

Conley's floater gave Memphis a 93-86 lead with 2min 54sec remaining. Mario Chalmers' three-point play and two Chris Andersen free throws pulled the Heat within 93-91 but Gasol added two free throws and later blocked a Chalmers shot in the closing seconds to seal Miami's fate.

Heat forward Chris Bosh missed his eighth game in a row with a left calf strain.

Memphis improve to 22-8 and are fourth in the Western Conference.

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