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Built Ford Tough Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 ATLANTA -- Memphis had not won a game in Atlanta in more than six years. The Grizzlies took care of that skid in a big way. Rudy Gay scored 21 points, four other teammates were in double figures and Memphis blew out the listless Hawks 96-77 Thursday night. "It was outstanding defense from the start," said coach Lionel Hollins, whose team came up with 13 steals. "We started executing and our defense just took over from that." Memphis snapped a five-game losing streak at Philips Arena, winning for the first time since an 85-84 triumph on Nov. 12, 2005. "We haven't won here in so long," Gay said. "We know we can beat teams, but the reality is there's still a long way to go." Memphis pulled away late in the first half, closing on an 18-7 run that gave the Grizzlies a 10-point lead at the break. They totally blew it open in the third quarter after Atlanta missed its first seven shots and turned it over three times. The Hawks were coming off a 4-1 road trip that left them tied with Miami for the Southeast Division lead. But they looked exhausted in their return to Atlanta, putting up ugly jumpers, playing pedestrian defense and struggling just to hang on to the ball. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120202_MEM@ATL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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