Found January 28, 2013 on Pro Sports Daily: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PHILADELPHIA -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay remains the subject of trade rumors. He also remains unbothered. "Right now I'm a Grizzly," he said, "and I'm going to play like I'm a Grizzly." His follow shot with 13.9 seconds left Monday night put Memphis ahead to stay, and the Grizzlies went on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-100. Gay, who finished with 26 points, rebounded a miss by teammate Jerryd Bayless in traffic and scored from point-blank range as the Grizzlies (29-15) won for the third time in four games. Marc Gasol led Memphis with a season-high 27 points. Bayless, filling in for injured Mike Conley (ankle) at point guard, had a season-high 21 points and added nine assists. "It's a huge win," Gay said. "We needed this one so bad, because Mike being out, it bought us some more time. Not to take anything away from Jerryd; he played great." Gasol added, "We needed it. We showed some mental toughne...
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