The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with a 99-93 Game 5 win, advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals against the Golden State Warriors and earning their fourth postseason series victory in franchise history.
Marc Gasolled all Grizzlies scorers and tied his postseason single-game career high with 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds. Gasol has recorded at least 15-plus points, seven rebounds and one block in all five postseason games thus far. Courtney Lee contributed 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, finishing the first round of the postseason with a .660 shooting percentage from the field. Lee scored at least 20 points twice in the series after doing so only once during the regular season.
The Grizzlies out scored the Trail Blazers 44 to 30 in the paint. Memphis also held Portland to under 100 points in four out of five games in this series, including tonight.
C.J. McCollum led the Trail Blazers and recorded a postseason and career-high 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting. McCollum set a team record for scoring off the bench in a playoff game surpassing Bill Ray Bates' 29 points on April 2, 1980 at Seattle. Memphis limited LaMarcus Aldridge to just 14 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Memphis and Golden State will tip-off on Sunday, May 3 for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals at 2:30pm/CT on ABC.
Key Stats of the Night
- The Grizzlies outscored the Trail Blazers 44 to 30 in the paint on 22-of-48 (.458) shooting.
Key Run of the Night
- With the score at 72-72 with nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter the Grizzlies went on a 13-3 run to take a 10-point lead (85-75) with 3:27 remaining in the game…Jeff Green scored five points and swatted one block during the eventual deciding run.
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- Marc Gasol led all Grizzlies scorers and tied his postseason single-game career high with 26 points (5/9/11, Memphis vs. Oklahoma City) on 9-of-15 (.600) shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds… Gasol has recorded at least 15-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and one block in all five postseason games thus far.
- Courtney Lee (20 points on 8-of-12 shooting) finished the first round of the postseason with a .660 (31-of-47 FG) shooting percentage from the field… Lee came into tonight’s game ranking fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage and three-point percentage and 10th in the league in free throw percentage…Lee scored at least 20 points twice in the series after doing so once during the regular season.
- Jeff Green netted all 10 of his points in the second half (eight in the fourth quarter).
- Nick Calathes completed his second career postseason start with six points and a career posteason single-game high of four assists in 28 minutes.
- C.J. McCollum recorded a postseason and career-high 33 points on 12-of-20 (.600) shooting… He scored 16 of his 33 points in the third quarter on 6-of-7 (.857) shooting including 4-of-5 (.800) from behind the three-point line… McCollum set a team record for scoring off the bench in a playoff game surpassing Bill Ray Bates’ 29 points on April 2, 1980 at Seattle.
- The Grizzlies limited LaMarcus Aldridge (averaging 23.8 ppg in the series coming into tonight) to 14 points on 5-of-18 shooting (.278).
Next Game
Memphis and Golden State will tip-off on Sunday, May 3 for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals at 2:30pm/CT on ABC.
Next Home Game
Tickets for Home Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals matchup between Memphis and Golden State will go on sale Friday at Noon.