Grizzlies edge Suns to seal playoff spot (The SportsXchange)

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PHOENIX -- In a game that featured 22 second-half lead changes and 15 in the fourth quarter alone, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley finally put an end to the tug-of-war -- and the Phoenix Suns' season -- with one big shot. Conley's only 3-pointer of the game, a 26-footer with 1:08 to play, put Memphis ahead to stay and sent the Grizzlies to the NBA playoffs for the fourth consecutive year with a 97-91 win over the Suns on Monday night. The Grizzlies (49-32) can move up to seventh place in the Western Conference and avoid a first-round matchup with the San Antonio Spurs with a victory over the Dallas Mavericks (49-32) in the season finale Wednesday. The winner will get the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the loser heads to the Alamo to face the 62-win Spurs.

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