Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationJaren Jackson leads Memphis with 20 points in 134-89 rout of the Blazers
Jake LaRavia added 18 points off the bench for the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 45 points and has won five of their last six games.
Jerami Grant scored 20 points for Portland, which has lost three straight.
Memphis was missing Ja Morant, who is day-to-day with an injured right hip, and Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane.
The Grizzlies jumped out to a 31-17 lead after the first quarter and led by as many as 25 in the first half.
It was the first meeting between Memphis' rookie Zach Edey and Portland's Donovan Clingan since the 2024 NCAA championship game when Clingan and UConn defeated Edey's Purdue.
Clingan finished with 13 points and Edey had 12.
Trail Blazers: The Blazers held a moment of silence before the game for former broadcaster Brian Wheeler, who passed away on Friday at age 62.He was the voice of the Trail Blazers from 1998-2019.
Regular Season Series
MEM leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 134 - 89 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 134 - 89 | |
4th 0.1 | Trail Blazers offensive team rebound | 134 - 89 | |
4th 0.1 | Zach Edey blocks Dalano Banton 's 3-foot driving layup | 134 - 89 | |
4th 8.1 | shot clock turnover | 134 - 89 |
Statistics
MEM | POR | |
---|---|---|
47-85 | FG | 34-100 |
55.3 | Field Goal % | 34.0 |
16-43 | 3PT | 4-42 |
37.2 | Three Point % | 9.5 |
24-28 | FT | 17-21 |
85.7 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
51 | Rebounds | 43 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
41 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
32 | Assists | 18 |
15 | Steals | 9 |
13 | Blocks | 3 |
20 | Turnovers | 23 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
23 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
19 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
58 | Points in Paint | 56 |
17 | Fouls | 21 |
45 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,477 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 8 | 4 | .667 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | W3 |
San Antonio | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
Dallas | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.5 | L3 |
New Orleans | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 | L6 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 10 | 2 | .833 | - | W2 |
Denver | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | W5 |
Minnesota | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | L2 |
Portland | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | W1 |
Utah | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7 | L1 |
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