The Memphis Grizzlies handed the Portland Trail Blazers their fourth consecutive loss in a 97-86 decision Saturday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies improved to 27-7 at home, including an 16-6 record against Western Conference opponents.
Jeff Green led all Grizzlies scorers with a team-high 23 points on 8-of-16 (.500) shooting and nine rebounds. Green shot 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. Green's 23 points were the most he has scored in a Grizzlies uniform. In his second game back to the lineup, Mike Conley contributed 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and dished out nine assists. Tonight's effort was Conley's 19th 20-plus point scoring game of the season. Tony Allen recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Allen also continued his push for the NBA First All-Defense with six steals.
All five Grizzlies starters scored in double-digits.
Memphis outshot the Trail Blazers at three-point range, shooting .611 on 11-of-18, tying its season high on three-point field goals made. The Grizzlies also improved to 37-9 when holding their opponents to under 100 points.
Damian Lillard led all Portland scorers with 27 points, seven assists and three rebounds in 39 minutes of play. Lillard also shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and five rebounds. Aldridge (left hand injury) and Nicolas Batum (lower back injury) both left the game due to injury and did not return to the game.
Memphis will tip-off again Monday, March 23 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden at 6:30pm (CT).
Key Stat of the Night
- The Grizzlies are 18-0 when making as many or more three-pointers as their opponents… Jeff Green shot 5-of-7 (.714) from beyond the arc and has made 10 of his last 15 attempts from three-point range... Mike Conley drained three of his five attempts from three.
Key Run of the Night
- With the score at 53-44, Memphis opened the third quarter on a 18-9 run led by a barrage of four three-point shots by Jeff Green to stretch the lead to 71-53, its largest lead of the game.
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Player Notes
- Jeff Green led all Grizzlies players with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 5-of-7 (.714) from beyond the three-point line… Green’s 23 points are the most he has scored in a Grizzlies uniform (21 points, three times).
- Mike Conley netted 21 points on 8-of-11 (.727) shooting while dishing out nine assists… Conley entered tonight averaging 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists in two games… Tonight’s effort was Conley’s 19th 20-plus point scoring game of the season.
- Tony Allen (10 points, 11 rebounds) swiped six steals… Including tonight, he has 27 thefts in the last eight games (3.38 average) … Allen is the only player in the NBA with at least three games of six-plus steals… He also recorded his second double-double of the season and the first double-double in Grizzlies history that included six-plus steals.
- Zach Randolph added 17 points on 8-of-20 (.400) shooting… Coming into tonight, Randolph was averaging 18.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 36.0 minutes in his last three games.
- Damian Lillard led all scorers with 27 points on 8-of-18 (.444) shooting, including a perfect 9-of-9 (1.000) from the charity stripe.
Next Game
The Grizzlies head to New York to take on the Knicks on Monday. Catch the action at 6:30pm with Grizzlies Live tipping off at 6pm on SportSouth and 92.9 ESPN Radio.
Next Home Game
The Grizzlies will return home on Wednesday, March 25 to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.