Stellar outside shooting lifts Grizzlies past Cavaliers

LeBron James scored 36 points as Cleveland lost its second straight.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies relied on Pau Gasol inside early and their 3-pointer shooters late.
Gasol scored 29 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Grizzlies over the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-106 on Saturday night.
Gasol made 11 of 15 shots from the field for Memphis, which won its second straight game.
Eddie Jones added 19 points and Mike Miller finished with 13. Memphis shot 56 percent from the field and made 11 of 18 3-pointers.
"You have to identify your team and try to figure your team out," Memphis coach Mike Fratello said of having the outside shooting of Jones, Miller and reserve point guard Bobby Jackson. "We're not as big and muscular as other teams, but we can shoot the 3. That's a plus."
Not enough
LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 36 points and six assists. Larry Hughes finished with 21 points, while Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each had 14. Ilgauskas had 11 rebounds and Gooden grabbed 10.
Memphis led 82-81 entering the final period, but 3-pointers by Miller and Jackson were part of a 13-2 run to open the quarter. Memphis took its biggest lead at 95-83 on Dahntay Jones' dunk with just under nine minutes left.
"Bobby Jackson's shot went all the way to the roof before it went in," James said. "It wasn't meant for us to win when you've got guys making shots like that."
Cleveland eventually cut the lead to 111-106 on a 3-point play by Hughes with 19.2 seconds remaining, but Cleveland could get no closer.
"Part of it is the inexperience of us building and hanging onto a lead, and part of it is the newness of the system," said first-year Cleveland coach Mike Brown.
The Grizzlies held a 56-55 halftime edge as Gasol worked inside. Not only was he scoring, hitting all six of his first-half shots, but he was finding open teammates, finishing with five assists.
"Pau created a lot by catching the ball in the post and driving it at their guys, then kicking the ball out," Jones said. "[That] created a lot of opportunities for people. The shots were there.
"I don't think we're going to be a straight-up 3-point shooting team. If the shots are there, we'll take them."