Clippers beat Grizzlies 98-91 on 4Q run

Chris Kaman and Corey Maggette both scored 23 points and Kaman grabbed 16 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Clippers used a 10-2 fourth-quarter run to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91 on Friday night.

Cuttino Mobley scored 17 points and handed out six assists for the Clippers, who sent Memphis to its sixth straight loss.

The Grizzlies were stymied by a stretch of more than 10 minutes in the second half where they did not connect on a field goal and managed only nine free throws. Memphis committed 25 turnovers.

But the Grizzlies were still within 72-70 in the early stages of the fourth quarter, when Los Angeles went on the 10-2 run, and Memphis never got closer than five points in the closing minutes.

Mike Miller scored 23 points to lead Memphis, while Hakim Warrick added 20, 18 in the first half, and Rudy Gay had 12.

The Grizzlies played without leading rebounder and second-leading scorer Pau Gasol, who jammed his right big toe in practice on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Clippers still were without Elton Brand, Sam Cassell and Shaun Livingston.

Los Angeles led 46-44 after a sloppy first half with Maggette scoring 14 points and Kaman 12.

Warrick was 7-of-11 from the field and had 18 points in the half.

The Grizzlies did a terrible job of protecting the ball in the first quarter, averaging almost a turnover a minute. Twelve of Los Angeles' first 18 points came off Memphis miscues.

But the Clippers could not separate themselves from the Grizzlies by more than nine points in the half because Los Angeles was having its own problems handling the ball, committing 11 turnovers.

Memphis closed the half on an 8-2 run.

The teams added banging to the sloppy play in the third quarter as they remained close throughout the period. There were six lead changes and four ties in the quarter, and Los Angeles led 68-66 entering the fourth.

Notes:@ If the Los Angeles injury list wasn't long enough, F Tim Thomas left the game in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle and did not return. ... The Clippers signed free agent G Richie Frahm before Friday's game. Frahm, who has played with the Rockets, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers and SuperSonics, was cut by Phoenix in the preseason. He played at Gonzaga with Clippers teammate Dan Dickau. ... Gasol had started all 21 games this season. ... Despite the loss — the Clippers' fourth straight win over the Grizzlies — Memphis still holds a 25-23 lead in the all-time series. Los Angeles is one of only four teams over which the Grizzlies hold a series edge. The others are the Raptors, Bobcats and Wizards. ... Warrick scored in double figures for the third straight game. The Memphis reserve had reached double figures only twice in the previous 19 games this season. ... Kaman recorded his 18th double-double of the season. ... Miller converted two 4-point plays in the game, one in the second period, and the other in the fourth.