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Grizzlies stun Clippers at home

Zach Randolph scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the s Grizzlies capitalized on Blake Griffin’s ankle injury to beat the Clippers 103-93 last night in Los Angeles, taking a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Mike Conley added 20 points for the Grizzlies, who will try to wrap it up Friday night at home. The Pacific Division champion Clippers, who won their last seven games of the regular season to clinch home-court advantage for the first two rounds, would force a deciding seventh game on Sunday back at Staples Center with a win in Memphis.

Chris Paul led the Clippers with 35 points, tying a career playoff high.

Griffin was late joining teammates on the floor for warm-ups because he was getting his right ankle worked on. The three-time All-Star rolled it during Monday’s practice when he stepped on Lamar Odom’s foot, but no one in the organization let on, and coach Vinny Del Negro didn’t broach the subject during his pregame briefing with reporters.

Once the game started, Griffin ignored the ankle issue and attacked the Grizzlies in the same reckless manner that has been his trademark since he came into the league. But he played only 19 minutes — six in the second half — and finished with four points, five rebounds and five assists.

Nuggets 107, Warriors 100

In Denver, Kenneth Faried (13 points, 10 rebounds) brought the energy and the Nuggets rediscovered their toughness in time to stave off elimination in Game 5.

Game 6 is tomorrow night in Oakland. Golden State leads the series 3-2.

The Nuggets slowed down Golden State’s guards, jump-started their transition game and got under Andrew Bogut’s skin, taking a 22-point lead before weathering the Warriors’ frenetic fourth-quarter rally.

Stephen Curry went ice cold, missing his first five 3-pointers before finally hitting with 5:09 left to pull Golden State to 96-91. He finished 1 of 7 from long range and scored 15. points.