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Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies

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98 - 123

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Morant finishes with 22 points and 11 assists in his return as Grizzlies beat Trail Blazers 123-98

Ja Morant reaches way back for ferocious flush

Morant shot 6 fo 12 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, and Santi Aldama finished with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

Deni Avdija led Portland with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Shaedon Sharpe added 15 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the third time in four games.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Due to poor shooting, Portland trailed by double digits in the first half. The Trail Blazers closed within six points in he third quarter, but got no closer after a Memphis burst. Portland shot 34 for 102 (33%) overall.

Grizzlies: Morant's return increased the pace of the Grizzlies' offense, among the fastest in the league, even though they were limited in fast-break points.

Key moment Morant made a 3-pointer near the close of the first half, heaving a shot from three-quarters court that banked in. But the shot was after the second quarter horn, leaving Memphis leading 65-54 at the break.

Key stat Portland was 4 of 42 from 3-point range in a Nov. 10 loss to Memphis. Things weren't much better in Monday's loss as Portland made only three of its 20 shots from outside the arc in the first half. And finished the game 8 of 46 from beyond the arc.

Up next Portland plays the Pacers in Indiana on Wednesday. Memphis hosts Detroit on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Grizzlies: 77.2%
Trail Blazers: 22.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 123
4th 20.2 shot clock turnover 98 - 123
4th 41.0 Jake LaRavia defensive rebound 98 - 123
4th 44.1 Rayan Rupert misses two point shot 98 - 123

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mem.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMEM
34-102 FG 43-87
33.3 Field Goal % 49.4
8-46 3PT 12-28
17.4 Three Point % 42.9
22-28 FT 25-34
78.6 Free Throw % 73.5
44 Rebounds 60
19 Offensive Rebounds 16
25 Defensive Rebounds 44
22 Assists 35
10 Steals 7
7 Blocks 13
11 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 15
48 Points in Paint 58
21 Fouls 20
0 Largest Lead 28

Game Information

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2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 43 25 .632 13 L1
Minnesota 40 29 .580 16.5 W8
Portland 29 39 .426 27 W1
Utah 15 53 .221 41 L9

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 43 25 .632 - W6
Memphis 43 25 .632 - W1
Dallas 33 36 .478 10.5 L3
San Antonio 28 38 .424 14 W1
New Orleans 18 50 .265 25 L2
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