Jerryd Bayless came off the bench to score 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Grizzlies to a 99-91 victory against Phoenix on Thursday night. The Grizzlies overcame 33 points from Suns guard Goran Dragic to improve to 14-17.
Bayless was born and raised in Phoenix, played high school ball just north of the US Airways Center and played in college at Arizona. He helped the Grizzlies recover from the Suns' 18-0 third-quarter run, giving Memphis a 94-84 lead on a 3-pointer with 4:30 to play.
Zach Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds in helping the Grizzlies cool the Suns for a night. Ed Davis added 16 points and 11 rebounds.