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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies are off to a franchise-record, 18-4 start because theyve learned how to win games like Friday night.Mike Conley scored six of his 19 points in the second overtime, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-107.Zach Randolph had 20 points and Marc Gasol also scored 19 for the Grizzlies, who got a tying 3-pointer from Vince Carter with 4.5 seconds left in the first overtime.We found a way to win it, Gasol said. At the end of the day thats what matters. In the long run we should not have many games like that, (but) its a team that plays kind of the way that we play: slow-down basketball.The Grizzlies won for the sixth time in the past seven games against the Hornets, who got 28 points from Kemba Walker and 25 from Gary Neal.Gerald Henderson tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to end regulation.We played hard, but theyre a really good team, Walker said. Its a team that youve got to be ready to play. Theyve been playing well all year so youve got to bring your best.The Grizzlies trailed most of the second half but rallied in the final 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, shortly after Gasol re-entered the game. He and Randolph scored the Grizzlies final 13 points in regulation, including Gasols driving dunk with 11.9 seconds that gave Memphis a 92-90 lead.The guys came back in with five minutes to go and we pushed it out, said Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger. We made some mistakes there at the end in different areas, but (we) deserved to win. We knew this was going to be a tough team for us to play.Walker attempted a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds to go and Henderson tipped it in after the Hornets kept the first miss alive.In the overtime, the Grizzlies took an early four-point lead, but the Hornets recovered and led 102-99 after two free throws by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with 23 seconds remaining. Memphis forced a second overtime when Carter, who entered on the final Grizzlies possession, connected on a 3-pointer from the corner.Ive been in this game a long time, Carter said. I live for moments like that.In the second overtime, the Grizzlies never trailed after scoring the first five points.Memphis led 47-45 at the half, but couldnt pull away in the third quarter. The Hornets took their first lead early in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by Walker and held the advantage for most of the period.Neal, who scored six straight points to end the third quarter, opened the fourth by hitting his first two shots to give the Hornets a 76-69 lead, their largest of the game.Charlotte never led in the first half, but trimmed the Memphis advantage to 47-45 Al Jeffersons hook in the closing seconds before halftime. Walker, limited to 1-of-11 shooting in the first game between the teams, had 15 points at half on 6-of-10 shooting.TIP-INSHornets: Rookie P.J. Hairston, who did not play in Wednesdays home game against the Boston Celtics, did not play Friday. Hairston was benched for missing a Tuesday practice without an acceptable excuse. ... The Hornets fell to 1-9 on the road. ... Charlotte allows the fewest offensive rebounds per game (8.3) and held the Grizzlies to seven.Grizzlies: Memphis owns the best regular-season record in the NBA during the 2014 calendar year. They are 55-19. ... The Grizzlies are 15-1 when outshooting their opponent. Memphis shot 45.9 per cent to Charlottes 41.8 per cent. . . . The Grizzlies bench failed to produce a double-digit scorer for the first time in 21 games.STAT LINESThe Hornets Kemba Walker, limited to 1-of-11 shooting in a 71-69 loss to the Grizzlies on Nov. 1 in Charlotte, was 11 of 21. ... Gasol, averaging eight rebounds, had only three rebounds in 36 minutes.CLUTCH CARTERJoerger on Carters clutch 3-pointer that forced the second overtime: Thats what he gets paid to do. Hes never afraid of the moment. Hes amazing and just rises to the big moments.UP NEXTHornets: Host Brooklyn on Saturday.Grizzlies: Visit Philadelphia on Saturday. Cheap Jim Thome Jersey . Canadas 5-1 loss to Finland in the semifinal ranks as the tournaments most-watched game with a record 2.7 million viewers, the largest ever for a World Juniors game played outside of North America, and winning Saturday as the most-watched program on Canadian television. Cheap Larry Doby Jersey .com) - Real Madrid claimed its 20th consecutive win across all competitions by cruising to a 4-1 victory at Almeria on Friday. http://www.cheapindiansjerseys.com/?tag=...-ramirez-jersey. -- A 25-year-old freelance journalist from British Columbia was formally charged on Thursday with a felony, five days after she was arrested in the United States over allegations she threatened to kill her hockey player boyfriend. 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Andrew Ladd picked up the only assist, extending his point streak to four games (2-3-5). The Jets took four penalties in the opening period and were outshot 10-8. Both teams missed great chances in the first, with the Sabres having one disallowed as the net was ruled off the pegs. The second goal of the game also came from the back end, with Jacob Trouba notching his third of the season. Chris Thorburn in his 500th NHL game and Devin Setoguchi picked up assists. Trouba now has 2-7-9 in December. Shots in the second were 12-10 in favour of Buffalo. The Jets closed out the game with an empty net goal. With the wide open net in front of him, Evander Kane elected pass the puck to Anthony Peluso for his second of the year. Mark Scheifele also picked up an assist and continues tto lead all rookies in points since November 23.dddddddddddd He went into the game tied for the NHL lead in rookie assists. Final shots 27-26 Buffalo. "The game wasnt as well played at our game in Colorado," said coach Claude Noel. "We did enough to get the win. First period set the tone – there was not pace because of the four penalties we took. Montoya was real strong. Happy we have won three in a row, but it was challenging to win the game. Not a lot of comfort in the way we played. We are going to have to be better on this upcoming trip and we know it. They had a lot of second chances and it could have been different if Montoya had not been sharp." On the empty net goal: "Nice play. Very unselfish on Evanders part," said Noel. As for who will start in goal next game: "cant lose sight of the fact Pavelec is our starting goaltender. We will play it game by game and well decide who starts the next game. The situation will play itself out." The upcoming trip starts Thursday in Ottawa (Montoya had a shutout in Ottawa last year in a 1-0 Jets win), followed by two afternoon games, Saturday in Boston, Sunday in Pittsburgh. 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