MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Pau Gasol scored 25 points,grabbed 15 rebounds and had six assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 101-91 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

Gasol connected on nine of his 15 shots to lead five Grizzlies in double figures.

Both teams were without key players. Spurs Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili took the night off because San Antonio was no longer playing to enhance its third seed in the West. That left little-used Spurs such as Jackie Butler and James White starting their first games of the season.

Memphis starters Mike Miller and Damon Stoudamire didn’t play because of knee injuries, and rookie Rudy Gay left in the second quarter after aggravating an ankle injury.

Chucky Atkins scored 19 for Memphis, while Dahntay Jones finished with 16 points. Tarence Kinsey had 12 points, and Stromile Swift added 10.

White and Michael Finley led the Spurs with 17 points apiece, while Butler and Bene Udrih scored 12 each. Butler also grabbed 10 boards.

San Antonio, which trailed by as many as 21 early in the fourth period, got the deficit under 10 with 5:18 to play, and eventually got within 91-86 on Butler’s 15-footer with 3:19 to play. But San Antonio, which never led in the game, could get no closer, dropping its second game in as many nights.

The Grizzlies, who also defeated the playoff-bound Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, have won two straight, matching their longest winning streak of the season.

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