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VIDEO: Grizzlies' Randolph beats Blazers with putback bucket

Nelson Chenault / USA TODAY Sports

Zach Randolph scored 15 points for the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, but no two points were more important than the ones he scored during the final moments of the fourth quarter.

With the Portland Trail Blazers up by one on the scoreboard, Grizzlies guard Courtney Lee missed a relatively clean 3-point look from the corner. The rebound was tipped up by Jeff Green, and eventually fell in the hands of Randolph.

The 34-year-old veteran's first attempt was blocked by Allen Crabbe, but he gathered the ball and put it off the backboard to give the Grizzlies a 101-100 lead with 0.6 seconds remaining.

Z-Bo's shot gave Memphis their fourth win of the young season, and pushed Portland's losing streak to four games.

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