Grizzlies hit back to set up decider

Los Angeles: The Memphis Grizzlies staved off playoff elimination by beating the injury-hit Los Angeles Clippers 90-88 on the road in Game Six on Friday to level the best-of-seven series at 3-3.

Trailing by eight points midway through the final quarter, the fourth-seeded Grizzlies fought back with an unbroken 10-0 run before regaining the lead for good when Mike Conley made a three-pointer with under five minutes remaining.

"We really didn't let their pressure bother us like we had in the previous games," an elated Conley told reporters. "We had poise, poise down the stretch.

"They really do a great job of pressuring us but we got the ball, got it to our big guys and that's where we won the game.

Nothing to lose

"This is a game I know that we will all remember because our backs were against the wall. We had nothing to lose, we went out there and just played and now we have the opportunity to play Game Seven." The series shifts back to Memphis for Game Seven today and the winners will go on to meet the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semi-finals.

Centre Marc Gasol top-scored for Memphis with 23 points and forward Zach Randolph weighed in with 18 and 16 rebounds as they denied the heart-broken Clippers the chance to clinch a play-off series for only the third time, on their home court.