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
By Field Level Media
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
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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.
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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.