Walker scores 22 as Hornets rally to beat Grizzlies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 98-92 on Saturday night.

Nicholas Batum had 20 points and 11 rebounds, P.J. Hairston added 14 points, Jeremy Lin 13 and Frank Kaminsky 10 for the Hornets, who rallied from a five-point deficit in the final period.

Mike Conley scored 19 points, Marc Gasol had 18 and Zach Randolph added a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who led 83-78 with 7:43 remaining in the fourth quarter.

But Charlotte fought back to take the lead for good at 89-88 on a layup by Walker with 1:55 left. He followed that up with a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to put the Hornets up 92-88.

Charlotte closed out the game by going 6 of 6 on free throws over the final 23 seconds to snap the Grizzlies' three-game winning streak.