National Basketball Association
Memphis 109, Portland 99
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance:
17391
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Grizzlies 109, Trail Blazers 99: Marc Gasol paced a balanced attack with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as host Memphis won for the fifth time in six games.
Zach Randolph added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who shot 56 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc. Mike Conley had 17 points, Courtney Lee chipped in 16 and Mike Miller contributed 14.
Damian Lillard erupted for 32 points for the Trail Blazers, who have dropped three straight to open their five-game road trip. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 10 rebounds but shot just 8-for-23 in defeat.
Memphis broke open a tightly-contested game near the midway point of the second quarter. Randolph hit a transition layup and a short jumper as part of a 9-3 run, and Conley capped the surge with a 3-pointer in the final minute as the Grizzlies went into the break ahead 54-47.
The Grizzlies came out firing in the second half, hitting their first six shots to open up a 14-point lead and limiting Portland to one field goal over a stretch of more than 5 1/2 minutes late in the third quarter en route to a 78-69 advantage. They began the fourth in a similar hot-shooting fashion - going 5-of-6 to open the quarter - and Portland didn't get closer than nine points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Portland SG Wesley Matthews went just 1-of-7 for five points after pouring in 26 points in each of his previous two games. ... Memphis dominated points in the paint 54-36. ... Trail Blazers PG Mo Williams left the game in the second quarter with a hip injury and did not return.
Top Game Performances
Portland |
|
Memphis |
Damian Lillard 32 |
Scoring |
Marc Gasol 19 |
Damian Lillard 7 |
Assists |
Nick Calathes 9 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 10 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 12 |
Damian Lillard 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Marc Gasol 3 |
Wesley Matthews 2 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 2 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 2 |
Blocks |
Kosta Koufos 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland
|
99 |
40.7 |
7-17 |
22-29 |
18 |
40 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
Memphis
|
109 |
56.0 |
6-12 |
9-13 |
27 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.