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Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers

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7-4, 3-2 Away
Final
134 - 89

Jaren Jackson leads Memphis with 20 points in 134-89 rout of the Blazers

Deandre Ayton highlights vs. Memphis Grizzlies

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.

Takeaways Grizzlies: The Grizzlies went into the game leading the league in points in the paint with 60.8. They had 58 against the Blazers. ... Memphis' 5-foot-8 Rookie Yuki Kawamura came into the game in the fourth quarter to applause from the Blazers fans.

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.

Key Moment In the opening quarter Edey boxed out Clingan and popped out the rebound to Scotty Pippen Jr., who made the 3-pointer to put the Grizzlies up 29-11 and the rout was on.

Key Stat The Blazers dug a deep hole in the first half, shooting just 17 of 49 from the floor. They were just 1 of 18 from 3-point range. The Blazers finished just 4 of 42 from 3-point range.

Up Next The Grizzlies visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Trail Blazers host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 54.0%
Grizzlies: 46.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,477 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 11 5 .688 - W1
Memphis 9 7 .563 2 W1
Dallas 8 7 .533 2.5 W3
San Antonio 7 8 .467 3.5 W1
New Orleans 4 12 .250 7 L3

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 12 4 .750 - W1
Denver 8 5 .615 2.5 W1
Minnesota 8 6 .571 3 W2
Portland 6 9 .400 5.5 L1
Utah 3 11 .214 8 L3
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