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Grizzlies fight but fall to Spurs in OT, 89-95

In a nail-biter matchup between two of the top three defensive teams in the league, the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 95-89, in overtime on the road Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies held the Spurs to their lowest-scoring first half at home this season with only 33 points. However, San Antonio outscored Memphis 27-16 in the third quarter.

Trailing by seven (78-71) with 2:58 left in the game, the Grizzlies went on an 11-2 run to take the lead at 82-80. Kawhi Leonard then connected on a pullup jump shot to tie the game with 4.