Coach Lionel Hollins is glad to head home, because there are things he wants his team to work on, now that they have time to practice rather than play game after game.

"Every time we come out on the road we don't have time to practice," Hollins said. "We play back-to-back and back-to-back, and so you don't get to keep working on things. You have slippage, especially with young guys. We've just got to get back in the gym and get repetition with what we do both offensively and defensively. As the schedule breaks, we'll get more practice time."

The Grizzlies ended the current road trip 2-3, and it easily could have been 3-2. They blew a 20-point, second-half lead in a loss Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers. But the way the Grizzlies fought back from an eight-point halftime deficit for the victory at Minnesota was proof to what guard O.J. Mayo has been feeling.

"Sometimes our youth messes us up, but we're on the verge of becoming a good team," Mayo said. "We've grown. We feel like we're right there. We just have to stay together and just keep pushing.

"Maybe we were a little fatigued (in the first half against Minnesota) and maybe we were a little homesick. But we didn't want to go home with a bad taste in our mouth. We wanted to give it all we have and worry about tomorrow tomorrow."

GRIZZLIES 97, WOLVES 95: The Grizzlies needed a win in the worst way to end a five-game road trip, and they got one by showing a little resolve. They trailed by eight points at the half, then started the second half with a 9-1 run. Minnesota fired back with an 8-0 rally but an 11-3 Memphis spurt put the Grizzlies ahead for good. What turned it around for the Grizzlies in the second half was active hands, forcing 10 Minnesota turnovers in the final two quarters, all coming on Grizzlies' steals. The return of Mike Conley to the lineup, after missing a game because of a sprained shoulder, was welcome because Conley had the speed to match Minnesota rookie point guard Jonny Flynn.