MIAMI – Hakim Warrick and Kyle Lowry each scored 17 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat Miami 96-91 Friday night to ensure that the Heat will finish with the league’s worst record.

With the NBA’s worst record (14-65), the Heat will have the best chance to win the draft lottery held on May 20.

Mike Conley and Juan Carlos Navarro scored 15 points apiece as the Grizzlies shot 42 percent from the floor (33-of-78) while holding the Heat to 38 percent shooting (33-of-88).

Memphis led 31-25 early in the second quarter before going on a 19-6 run. Navarro and Lowry combined for 14 of the 19 points during the run.

Rudy Gay was quiet for most of the first half until his two-handed baseline dunk gave the Grizzlies a 52-36 lead. It was his first field goal of the game. Gay finished with 14 points.

Miami trailed by as many as 19 in the first half, but pulled to 65-60 on a 3-pointer by Kasib Powell. Memphis built its lead to 13 in the fourth quarter, but the Heat tried to rally. A dunk by Stephane Lasme with 2:27 remaining cut the lead to 92-88.

Gay responded with a layup, but Chris Quinn hit a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Gay and Quinn each traded misses before Andre Brown tipped in a shot with 59 seconds left giving Memphis a 96-91 lead.

The Heat need two wins in their final three games to avoid having the worst record in the franchise’s 20-year history. The 1988-89 expansion team went 15-67.

Earl Barron scored 22 points to lead the Heat, who failed to win back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 9-10, when they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns.

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