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Los Angeles wins series 4-3 (Game 3 of 7)

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Los Angeles wins series 4-3

Game 1: Sunday, April 29th
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Grizzlies98
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Game 2: Wednesday, May 2nd
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Grizzlies105
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Game 3: Saturday, May 5th
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Clippers87
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Game 4: Monday, May 7th
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OT
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 9th
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Grizzlies92
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Game 6: Friday, May 11th
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Clippers88
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Game 7: Sunday, May 13th
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Grizzlies 86

(41-25, 15-18 away)

Clippers 87

(40-26, 24-9 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

4:30 PM ET, May 5, 2012

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
MEM 22 24 25 1586
LAC 23 27 14 2387

Top Performers

Memphis: R. Gay 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Los Angeles: C. Paul 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 11 Ast, 4 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEMEMPHISSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Marc Gasol vs. DeAndre Jordan (Caron Butler gains possession)
11:47 0-0Randy Foye misses 20-foot jumper
11:45 0-0Los Angeles offensive team rebound
11:45Zach Randolph loose ball foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)0-0 
11:26 0-0Randy Foye bad pass
11:11Zach Randolph makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)2-0 
10:57 2-0Caron Butler misses 20-foot jumper
10:56Marc Gasol defensive rebound2-0 
10:34Zach Randolph makes 14-foot two point shot4-0 
10:22 4-0Jumpball: Zach Randolph vs. Blake Griffin (Chris Paul gains possession)
10:15 4-0Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
10:14Rudy Gay defensive rebound4-0 
10:02Marc Gasol misses 11-foot hook shot4-0 
10:00 4-0Randy Foye defensive rebound
9:41 4-2Blake Griffin makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
9:22Tony Allen bad pass4-2 
9:07Tony Allen shooting foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)4-2 
9:07 4-2Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
9:07 4-2Los Angeles offensive team rebound
9:07 4-3Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
8:48DeAndre Jordan blocks Zach Randolph's 5-foot jumper4-3 
8:48Memphis offensive team rebound4-3 
8:41Caron Butler blocks Tony Allen's 18-foot jumper4-3 
8:40 4-3Chris Paul defensive rebound
8:30 4-3Blake Griffin backcourt
8:22Marc Gasol makes slam dunk (Mike Conley assists)6-3 
7:56 6-3Zach Randolph blocks Caron Butler's 20-foot jumper
7:54Marc Gasol defensive rebound6-3 
7:52Randy Foye blocks Zach Randolph's layup6-3 
7:52Memphis offensive team rebound6-3 
7:48Rudy Gay misses 21-foot jumper6-3 
7:48Marc Gasol offensive rebound6-3 
7:35Tony Allen misses 21-foot jumper6-3 
7:33Tony Allen offensive rebound6-3 
7:24Zach Randolph makes 16-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)8-3 
7:05 8-5Blake Griffin makes 7-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
7:05Rudy Gay shooting foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)8-5 
7:05 8-6Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 1
6:52Mike Conley misses 19-foot jumper8-6 
6:52 8-6DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
6:50 8-6Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
6:50Rudy Gay misses technical free throw8-6 
6:50 8-6Los Angeles offensive team rebound
6:43 8-9Randy Foye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
6:15Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Randolph assists)11-9 
5:48 11-11Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
5:39Mike Conley double dribble11-11 
5:39Los Angeles full timeout
5:22 11-13Blake Griffin makes 4-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
4:58Rudy Gay offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)11-13 
4:58Rudy Gay turnover11-13 
4:54 11-13Chris Paul discontinue dribble
4:54Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Rudy Gay11-13 
4:35Quincy Pondexter makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)13-13 
4:16 13-13Blake Griffin lost ball (Zach Randolph steals)
4:09Mike Conley misses jumper13-13 
4:07Zach Randolph offensive rebound13-13 
4:05 13-13DeAndre Jordan foul (Zach Randolph draws the foul)
4:05Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 213-13 
4:05Memphis offensive team rebound13-13 
4:05 13-13Nick Young enters the game for Caron Butler
4:05 13-13Kenyon Martin enters the game for DeAndre Jordan
4:05Zach Randolph makes free throw 2 of 214-13 
3:54 14-16Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
3:39 14-16Blake Griffin shooting foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
3:39Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 215-16 
3:39Marreese Speights enters the game for Zach Randolph15-16 
3:39O.J. Mayo enters the game for Mike Conley15-16 
3:39Marc Gasol makes free throw 2 of 216-16 
3:15 16-16Blake Griffin misses 22-foot jumper
3:15O.J. Mayo defensive rebound16-16 
3:04Quincy Pondexter makes 17-foot jumper (Marc Gasol assists)18-16 
2:46 18-16Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
2:44Marc Gasol defensive rebound18-16 
2:40 18-16Chris Paul personal foul (O.J. Mayo draws the foul)
2:40Memphis full timeout
2:33Marreese Speights makes 19-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)20-16 
2:09 20-18Chris Paul makes 6-foot running jumper
1:55Marreese Speights misses jumper20-18 
1:54 20-18Blake Griffin defensive rebound
1:42 20-18Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:40Quincy Pondexter defensive rebound20-18 
1:28Tony Allen makes driving layup22-18 
1:01 22-18Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
1:00 22-18Los Angeles offensive team rebound
1:00 22-18Reggie Evans enters the game for Blake Griffin
1:00 22-18Mo Williams enters the game for Randy Foye
1:00Mike Conley enters the game for Tony Allen22-18 
0:43 22-20Nick Young makes driving layup
0:37O.J. Mayo bad pass (Reggie Evans steals)22-20 
0:31 22-22Chris Paul makes 11-foot running jumper
0:31Mike Conley shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)22-22 
0:31 22-23Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
0:10O.J. Mayo misses 27-foot three point jumper22-23 
0:09 22-23Nick Young defensive rebound
0:00 22-23Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00 22-23Los Angeles offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter