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LOS ANGELES -- In his ninth NBA season, Marc Gasol is becoming a 3-point shooter.The 7-foot center hit a go-ahead 3 from the left corner with 14 seconds left , and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the Clippers 111-107 on Wednesday night, snapping Los Angeles seven-game winning streak.Mike Conley scored 30 points , Gasol added a season-high 26 and Memphis equaled a season high with 15 3-pointers, including a career high-tying seven by Conley.They are the best team in the league right now, so for us to get a signature win like this is huge, Conley said.Gasol made four 3-pointers, the same number he hit in helping Memphis rally for a win over Washington last month. Hes made 16 3s this season after hitting just 12 in his first eight seasons.We stay in the moment and its been good so far, Gasol said. We made the right plays and we are lucky the ball went in.J.J. Redick scored a season-high 29 points, Blake Griffin added 25, and DeAndre Jordan had 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who still have the NBAs best record at 10-2. Both of their losses have come at home.I dont like that, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said about the home defeats. We had enough points, we didnt have enough defense.Los Angeles came in outscoring opponents by an average of 16.6 points, fourth-highest in NBA history, but the Grizzlies built a 16-point lead in the first half and were ahead by seven going into the fourth.In the end, it was the Grizzlies defense that preserved the victory.With 23 seconds left, Griffin inbounded to Jamal Crawford, who got blocked by Gasol.After Gasols 3-pointer put Memphis ahead 109-107, Redick had the ball stolen by Conley, who got fouled and made both free throws to close out the win.Jordan blamed himself for not being in the right spot when Gasol shot from the left wing.I made a bad read, saw Mike turn the corner and thought I needed to help, Jordan said. I should have stayed on the corner.Redicks seventh 3-pointer gave the Clippers a 101-100 lead in the fourth, their first since early in the second quarter.But Conley answered with his seventh 3 and Zach Randolph hit a turnaround bank hook, putting the Grizzlies back in front 105-101 and forcing the Clippers to call a timeout.Los Angeles regrouped and scored six unanswered points for a 107-105 lead. Crawford put back his own miss, Jordan tipped in Pauls miss and Paul hit a pullup jumper while the Grizzlies missed on consecutive possessions.Randolph added 18 points off the bench and Vince Carter had 12.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Conley scored 30 against the Clippers in a 99-88 home loss on Nov. 4. ... G-F Tony Allen missed his fourth straight game with a right groin injury.Clippers: F Wesley Johnson sat out his third game in a row with a left heel contusion.HE SAID ITHes too far gone for me to teach him how to dance, but now every time he makes one he has to dance. -- Conley on Gasols shimmy moves after hitting the game-winner.HUSTLE PLAYIn the third, Paul had the games best hustle play even though the Clippers failed to score. He got blocked by Harrison on a running layup and Conley grabbed the rebound. But Paul stole it back and fed Redick, who missed a 3-pointer. Green rebounded, but Conley lost the ball to Paul again and Griffin missed a layup.AGELESS CARTERAt 39, Vince Carter is the leagues oldest active player. He scored 20 points on Nov. 8 against Denver, becoming the oldest in league history to score 20 or more off the bench.He also had 20 against Utah on Nov. 14. 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Our experts have the answers.Todays panel includes ESPN Fantasys Kyle Soppe, Joe Kaiser and Jim McCormick.Players to build aroundJoe Kaiser -- John Wall, Washington WizardsWall is coming off a career-high 52-point scoring night against Orlando. Tonight, hes matched up against a Nuggets team that ranks in the bottom five in terms of DFS points allowed to point guards. Thats quite the combination, and Im all over Wall in this game against Denvers 25th ranked defense.Kyle Soppe -- Andrew Harrison, Memphis GrizzliesWait, what? Yep, you bet. Listen, Harrison has averaged 32.6 minutes over his last five games and he gets the least efficient defense in basketball tonight. Playing a poor defensive team is one thing, but Portland was gutted by the Bucks for 115 points last night and is coughing up an average of 119.8 points per game on games played with zero rest this season. Harrisons point scoring isnt very safe, but he has contributed at least four boards and four dimes in all four games this month. Its not going to require much production for him to achieve value tonight, and his price tag allows you to spend big elsewhere.Jim McCormick -- Damian Lillard, Portland Trail BlazersWith the Warriors playing on the second leg of a back-to-back, and with the prospect of their key players sitting or simply playing reduced minutes against a slow-paced and depleted Jazz team, well want to identify high-ceiling alternatives on this six-game slate. Enter Lillard, who has a fantasy floor of 33.5 points on DraftKings over his past 10 games and is the ball-dominant leader of a Portland scheme that leads the NBA in pace. Memphis isnt nearly the formidable matchup for pointt guards it was with Mike Conley active.dddddddddddd Lillard could feast on rookie Andrew Harrison and the teams patchwork depth chart at the position.Players to fadeJoe Kaiser -- Danilo Gallinari, Denver NuggetsGallinari has reached 30 DFS points just once in his last seven games, and thats the number hed have to hit tonight in order to reach his salary value. While Washington is a bad team and checks in as a bottom-10 defensive unit, thats still asking too much out of Gallo.Kyle Soppe -- Klay Thompson, Golden State WarriorsIt wasnt long ago that Thompson hung 60 points on the board in a mere 29 minutes of action, but how much is that performance going to help you tonight? Zero. Zip. Nada. I could work the Thompson is on the second night of a back-to-back for a team that isnt worried about the regular season angle, but this is more a Jazz thing than anything else. Stagnant Utah runs the slowest offense in the league, thus helping their defense rank as a top three unit in 3-pointers made, field goal percentage and points per shot against. This game means far more to the Jazz than it does to the Warriors, and with Utah in the middle of a five-game home stand (and both coming off and heading into an off day), Im not high on the Warriors attack tonight.Jim McCormick -- Kevin Durant, Golden State WarriorsDurant told reporters he plans to play tonight, but coach Steve Kerrs explicit plan to get his core guys some rest creates a fade angle for Durant and the teams other high-dollar stars. The Jazz claim the slowest pace in the NBA, so pivoting to the cost certainty and lower price of ?a guy like Chicagos Jimmy Butler is the wiser course of action for Thursday. ' ' '