MEMPHIS: Courtney Lee’s controversial basket at the final buzzer Thursday gave the Memphis Grizzlies a 111-110 victory over Sacramento and the NBA’s best record with an eighth win in nine games.

Lee soared into the air to catch an inbounds pass from Vince Carter and fired a off-balance reverse shot through the hoop as time expired.

Television replays appeared to show Sacramento’s Ryan Hollins getting a hand on the pass, which would have started the clock sooner than it did and wiped out the final .3 of a second before Lee could launch his dramatic desperation winner.

Referees reviewed the replay for several minutes before deciding that the basket counted and the Grizzlies had won their 18th regular-season home game in a row, dating to last season.

Mike Conley scored 22 points and had 11 assists for Memphis, which had 16 points in all from Lee. The Grizzlies overcame a 24-point third-quarter deficit and trailed 103-86 before battling back over the final 7:30 to win.

Spaniard Marc Gasol added 20 points while Carter sank three 3-pointers in the 23-5 Memphis rally that put them back in the game late.

Rudy Gay scored 25 points and DeMarcus Cousins netted 22 along with 12 rebounds to lead the Kings in a losing cause. Darren Collison added 20 points but Sacramento suffered an eighth consecutive loss in meetings with Memphis.

Bulls 100, Raptors 93: Forward Pau Gasol scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls snapped the Toronto Raptors’ five-game winning streak with a 100-93 victory.

The Bulls, who took command of the game by outscoring Toronto 35-14 in the third quarter, improved their road record to 5-0.

Guard Jimmy Butler had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Bulls, and guard Derrick Rose added 20 points. Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 14, and forward Taj Gibson had 10.

Guard Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 points and eight assists, and he tied for the team lead with eight rebounds.

76ers 70, Dallas 123: Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 21 points as Dallas recorded an epic blowout of winless Philadelphia.

The Mavericks (6-3) jumped out to a 23-7 lead after seven minutes and led 38-10 after the first quarter, the largest margin after one quarter in franchise history.

The Mavs continued to pour it on from there against the over-matched Sixers, winless in their first eight games.

Philadelphia was pitiful in just about every phase of the game, including 28 turnovers and 29.9 percent shooting from the field and 51.5 percent from the free-throw line.