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PERTH, Australia -- John Isner withdrew from the Hopman Cup on Thursday with a right knee injury, ending the American teams chances of reaching the final of the eight-country tournament and handing a championship berth to Spain. Isner, who still hopes to compete at the Australian Open beginning Jan. 14, played with strapping on his knee when he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Tuesday and later said he was suffering from "a little tendinitis." He also lost to South African Kevin Anderson in his opening match on Sunday. Isner said after withdrawing on Thursday, however, that hes not sure if tendinitis is the problem. "I dont necessarily know if its tendinitis," he said. "Its sore and its caused me a little bit of trouble and from that Im not able to really load the right way and Im not really going for my shots like I should." Isner, the highest-ranked American at No. 14 in the world, said he still plans to play in next weeks Sydney International and the Australian Open. "My plan now is just to treat it as best I can and see how it reacts. I do know Ive always been a fast healer when Ive had little injuries pop up here and there, so Im confident Im going to be fine for the Australian Open." "Its not a great way to start the year but Id rather it happen this week than in two weeks (at the Australian Open)," he added. Spain and the U.S. were each 2-0 in round-robin play at the Hopman Cup heading into Thursdays deciding match-up. Spain was awarded a walkover and will now advance to Saturdays final against an as-yet undetermined team from Group A. Although Spain is already assured of advancing, Isner was replaced by his Australian hitting partner, Thanasi Kokkinakis, for his singles match against Fernando Verdasco. Venus Williams was also still scheduled to play Spains Anabel Medina Garrigues in womens singles and would team with Kokkinakis to play Verdasco and Medina Garrigues in a meaningless mixed doubles match. Authentic Peterson Jersey . 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Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Zach Randolph had 13 points and 19 rebounds, and Memphis beat the Chicago Bulls 85-82 on Saturday night. Gasol and Randolph combined for seven of the nine overtime points for the Grizzlies. "When we got into overtime we went to our horses, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. We played an inside-outside game. Our All-Star bigs took over the game," the Grizzlies Tony Allen said. Memphis scored the first six points of the extra period, Gasols putback making it 82-76. The Bulls cut it to 83-80 on Jimmy Butlers layup and had a chance to tie, but Nate Robinson missed a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left. Robinson made a layup with 6.6 seconds left, but Jerryd Bayless scored with 4.8 seconds remaining to make it 85-82. Carlos Boozer missed a 3 as time expired. Chicago, playing its third consecutive overtime game in four days, didnt have enough in overtime. The Bulls played without forward Luol Deng and had to fight back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit. Butler, starting in place of Deng, scored a career-high 18 points and Boozer added 17 as the Bulls had a three-game winning streak snapped. "It was nerve-wrecking at first. I was rushing things. Joakim (Noah) and Booz told me to calm down and play like you are coming off the bench," Butler said of his first career start. The Bulls shot just 3 for 10 in overtime, but forward Taj Gibson didnt blame fatigue for the loss. "You just have to play through it. We had a chance to win this game in the fourth. We had a couple of times to take advantage in overtime," Gibson said. "We had some bad shots in the game and we couldnt rebound the ball late. Even though we won the rebounding battle, we gave up too many offensive rebounds." The Bulls are 3-1 in overtime this season. The three consecutive overtime games are the first in franchise history. Chicago played without Noah in the fourth quarter and overtime. "Thats just a coaching decision," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. It was one that surprised Randolph. "I was wondering why they kept Noah out," he said. Noah left without talking to reporters. Robinson banked in a 3 with 1:33 left in regulation to give Chicago a 75-72 lead, then Gasol scored four consecutive points to get Memphis the lead back at 75-74. Marco Belinelli split a pair of free throws to tie the game at 76 witth 31.dddddddddddd4 seconds to play. After Randolph missed an 18-footer with 4.9 seconds left, Robinson missed a 21-footer as time expired, sending the game into overtime. "Offensive rebounding ultimately got us the win. We were battling and battling. They made some tough defensive plays and then we finished off the possession with an offensive rebound and they couldnt finish it off with a defensive rebound," said Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins. After trailing by 17 early in the third quarter, the Bulls cut it to five early in the fourth quarter, but Memphis quickly answered. Allen made a pair of free throws and Mike Conley had a steal and layup to make it 64-55 with 9:30 left before the Bulls rallied. "In the overtime, we moved the ball better. We created some open shots and we kept attacking the paint," Gasol said. "I think they got too many easy buckets and thats why they got back in the game. Too many of those." Memphis has won two straight after dropping three in a row. Rudy Gay finished with 16 points and Conley had 13 points and nine assists. Trailing 30-25 midway through the second quarter, the Grizzlies scored 13 unanswered points to take a 38-30 lead with 1:57 left in the half. Gay scored six straight points in the span. Memphis led 44-34 at the half. Conley scored 10 points in the half and Gasol had nine. Boozer and Noah led the Bulls with 10 points apiece. Chicago was just 5-for-18 shooting in the second quarter and committed six turnovers. "In the second quarter we got in a big hole," Thibodeau said. "That went into the third quarter and we could not get organized. The group that went in there battled back and we wanted to ride it to see if we could climb back into it." After Boozers basket opened up the third quarter, Allen capped off an 8-0 run with a dunk to extend the lead to 52-36. Gays jumper gave Memphis a 54-37 lead, its largest of the game. Randolph, who missed Fridays win over Sacramento with a sore back, played 41 minutes. "He got all of his work done without having to dominate the ball. He just did it all with dirty work. Offensive and defensive glass," said Conley. Deng, averaging a team-high 17.4 points, tried to play through a sore right hamstring in Fridays overtime win at Boston but scored a season-low three points on 1-of-6 shooting before aggravating the injury and exiting late in the third quarter. NOTES: The Grizzlies swept the season series. ... Deng is listed day-to-day and there are no plans for an MRI. ' ' '