Brand’s 44 leads the Clippers past Memphis

Center Chris Kaman added 16 points and 11 boards while Cuttino Mobley had eight points for the Clippers, who have won five of their last six and 10 of 12.

Pau Gasol and Shane Battier each netted 16 points for Memphis, which has lost five in a row and seven of its last eight overall. Jake Tsakalidis posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.

Los Angeles trailed by eight after three quarters and was behind for most of the game, but clawed back in the final 12 minutes and ultimately went in front.

The Clippers assumed their first lead of the second half with 3:19 left in the contest, as Kaman converted a layup attempt to make it 83-82.

Then, after Memphis was denied on its ensuing possession, Brand moved into the lane and hit a one-handed shot to put L.A. up by three.

It remained close down the stretch but Brand helped put things away with 23 ticks left on the clock, coolly draining a baseline jumper to put the Clippers up 89-85.

"We had the hot hand in (Brand) and we just rode it," said head coach Mike Dunleavy.

Cassell then netted both of his free throw attempts after Gasol’s dunk on the other end to seal it.

Memphis committed just two turnovers and shot 48 percent from the floor in the first half en route to a 54-45 advantage. Battier had all 16 of his points in the first 24 minutes while Bobby Jackson scored 11 of his 12 points in that time.

The Grizzlies owned a slim 27-26 lead after one quarter of play.

Game Notes

This Clippers win snapped a four-game home losing streak to Memphis....The last time that Brand scored 44 was his rookie season versus Washington...Memphis finished 38.5 percent from the field...Gasol also had nine rebounds...The Grizzlies have lost six in a row on the road.