Mike Conley drives to the basket against the Clippers on Monday. Photo: CFP

Mike Conley had a crucial steal in the final seconds then sank two free throws with 1.5 seconds left on the clock as Memphis edged the Los Angeles Clippers 90-87 on Monday.

Conley, who finished with 18 points and seven assists, forced Clippers star Chris Paul to turn the ball over with three seconds remaining to seal the win for the Grizzlies.

Jeff Green tallied 16 points and six rebounds and Marc ­Gasol added 14 points, six ­rebounds and three blocks for Memphis, who have won four of their last five ­contests.

"We were sluggish in the beginning, but we did a better job in the second half," said Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger.

Paul finished with 30 points and 10 assists but allowed ­Conley to snatch the ball away from him with the game on the line. ­DeAndre ­Jordan finished with 17 rebounds for the Clippers, who had their four-game winning streak brought to an end.

"We gave ourselves a chance, it comes down to execution and I didn't execute on that last play," Paul said.

Paul made a layup to pull the Clippers within 83-80 with over three minutes left. Conley then sunk a field goal and Courtney Lee drained a three-­pointer to give Memphis an 88-80 lead with 2:28 to go. It was the Grizzlies' largest lead of the game.

Los Angeles went on a 7-0 surge to get back in the match.

Paul sank a pair of foul shots, J.J. Redick nailed one from ­beyond the arc and Paul hit a jump shot with 70 seconds left to cut the ­deficit to 88-87.

Zach Randolph missed a left-wing jumper and Redick corralled the rebound with just over 15 ­seconds on the clock.

Paul then turned the ball over and Conley went on to hit two free throws to increase the lead to 90-87. The Clippers also turned the ball over on their ­final possession.

The Clippers led 22-21 at the end of the first quarter and 44-38 at halftime.

Also on Monday, Tony Snell came off the bench to deliver 20 points as the Chicago Bulls ­posted their sixth victory in the last ­seven contests with an 87-71 win over Milwaukee.

Snell recorded his third 20-point game in his last five for Chicago who also dominated on the glass with a 62-41 rebounding edge. Snell had posted just one 20-point game in his career prior to his latest hot streak.

Nikola Mirotic tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds off the bench as he and Snell were ­given extra ­playing time on Monday because of an ­illness to sixth man Taj ­Gibson.

Pau Gasol finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, ­Jimmy Butler scored 11 and had nine ­rebounds and Joakim Noah grabbed a game-high 16 boards at the United Center Arena.