National Basketball Association
Memphis 120, Portland 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials: #4 Sean Wright, #56 Mark Ayotte, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 13801

Mike Conley scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-111 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Conley drained 6 of 7 3-point attempts while connecting on 12 of 18 shots overall. He poured in 19 points in the final quarter as the Grizzlies outscored Portland 38-25 to win for just the third time in the past nine games.

Delon Wright added 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting for Memphis. Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points, Avery Bradley tallied 14 and CJ Miles had 12.

CJ McCollum scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers, who finished 5-2 on a seven-game road trip. Damian Lillard scored 24 points, Maurice Harkless added a season-best 20 and Enes Kanter had 11.

Portland shot 53.2 percent from the field but was just 9 of 29 from behind the arc.

Memphis shot 53.3 percent from the floor, including 13 of 27 from 3-point range.

Miles buried a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 101-100 lead with 4:01 remaining.

Conley later drained a 3-pointer to make it 107-102 with 2:27 left.

Lillard's three-point play moved Portland within 109-107 with 1:51 remaining before Conley answered with a four-point play 13 seconds later. Conley added a basket to make it 115-107 with 1:23 left.

Portland held a 75-66 lead after a dunk by Harkless with 6:49 left in the third quarter.

The Grizzlies whittled within 80-78 on Wright's basket with 3:02 remaining before the Trail Blazers took an 86-82 edge into the final stanza.

Miles buried a 3-pointer to pull Memphis within one before Portland answered with eight straight to take a 94-85 lead with 8:07 remaining.

Conley scored five points as the Grizzlies answered with a 7-0 run to move within 94-92 with 6:33 left.

Memphis finally caught Portland at 96 on Conley's floater with 5:22 left.

Portland shot 59 percent from the field in the first half while building a 63-61 lead.

The Trail Blazers led by as many as 16 points in the opening quarter and led 59-47 after a dunk by Jusuf Nurkic with 2:40 left in the half before Memphis closed with a 14-4 push to trail by two.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Memphis
CJ McCollum 27 Scoring Mike Conley 40
Jusuf Nurkic 9 Assists Joakim Noah 7
Jusuf Nurkic 10 Rebounds Joakim Noah 10
CJ McCollum 6 Free Throws Made Mike Conley 10
Al-Farouq Aminu 2 Steals Avery Bradley 2
Jusuf Nurkic 2 Blocks CJ Miles 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 111 53.2 9-29 18-21 25 36 4 7 20
Memphis 120 53.3 13-27 27-36 22 34 5 11 17
Upcoming Games
  • Memphis will play their next game at home against Utah. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .366 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .575 after a win and .667 after a loss.