GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: PORTLAND (5-12) at MEMPHIS (6-10)

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NBA: PORTLAND (5-12) at MEMPHIS (6-10)

<h3>Trail Blazers still looking for first road win</h3>

Portland (5-12) at Memphis (6-10) 8:00 pm EST


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Only three NBA teams have failedto win on the road this season. The Portland Trail Blazers areone of those teams.


The Trail Blazers shoot for their first road win of the seasonMonday when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies.


Portland enters the contest with an 0-9 road mark this season,joining the New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings as the onlyteams without a road win this season.


The Trail Blazers have lost four straight contests overall,including Sunday's 100-79 loss at San Antonio.


Martell Webster and reserve Travis Outlaw each scored 17 pointsfor Portland, which has dropped nine of its last 10 contests.

Memphis evened its home record to 4-4 on Saturday as Rudy Gayscored 21 points and Mike Miller added 18 points and aseason-high 14 rebounds in the Grizzlies' 109-80 victory overMinnesota.


The 29-point difference tied the fifth-largest winning margin inMemphis franchise history.

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND VS MEMPHIS - INACTIVES

PORTLAND MEMPHIS

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
D MILES KNEE INJURY B CARDINAL COACH'S DECISION
T GREEN COACH'S DECISION M CONLEY JR. SHOULDER</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND AT MEMPHIS - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


PORTLAND MEMPHIS

F Lamarcus Aldridge F Pau Gasol
F Martell Webster F Rudy Gay
C Joel Przybilla C Darko Milicic
G Steve Blake G Damon Stoudamire
G Brandon Roy G Mike Miller

OFFICIALS: Jack Nies
Rodney Mott
Mark Lindsey</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 5
MEMPHIS 7 8:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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MEMPHIS 15 5:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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MEMPHIS 19 3:04 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 31
MEMPHIS 24 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PORTLAND 31 31
MEMPHIS 24 24 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 8, BRANDON ROY 7,
STEVE BLAKE 6
MEM - RUDY GAY 10, MIKE MILLER 6, PAU GASOL 6</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 33
MEMPHIS 29 9:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 41
MEMPHIS 36 5:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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MEMPHIS 46 2:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 50
MEMPHIS 57 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 31 19 50
MEMPHIS 24 33 57 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

POR - JAMES JONES 11, BRANDON ROY 11, LAMARCUS
ALDRIDGE 9
MEM - MIKE MILLER 18, RUDY GAY 14, PAU GASOL
10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 59
MEMPHIS 57 8:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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MEMPHIS 63 5:54 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 69
MEMPHIS 75 2:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 78
MEMPHIS 80 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 31 19 28 78
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 80 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 20, BRANDON ROY 18,
JAMES JONES 16
MEM - MIKE MILLER 28, RUDY GAY 21, PAU GASOL
12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 85
MEMPHIS 89 8:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 94
MEMPHIS 92 5:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 96
MEMPHIS 97 3:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 101
MEMPHIS 103 0:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 31 19 28 28 106
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 25 105 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: POR - BRANDON ROY 26, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 23,
TRAVIS OUTLAW 21
MEM - MIKE MILLER 30, RUDY GAY 30, JUAN CARLOS
NAVARRO 16</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PORTLAND 106
MEMPHIS 105 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND (106) AT MEMPHIS (105)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B ROY G 41:38 11-21 3-6 2 7 9 7 2 0 3 26
S BLAKE G 26:19 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 6 1 3 2 6
L ALDRIDGE F 42:16 11-23 1-2 3 2 5 1 4 2 2 23
M WEBSTER F 24:56 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 3
J PRZYBILLA C 17:55 2-3 0-0 3 4 7 1 5 0 2 4
T OUTLAW 30:10 8-13 2-2 1 6 7 2 0 0 0 21
J JONES 25:41 6-7 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 16
J JACK 21:41 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 7
R LAFRENTZ 5:40 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
S RODRIGUEZ 3:44 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 43-84 8-12 10 28 38 26 15 7 10 106
(.512) (.667) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 11 (0 PTS)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D STOUDAMIRE G 27:02 2-7 0-0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 4
M MILLER G 44:24 11-19 2-3 1 6 7 2 1 0 4 30
P GASOL F 41:40 4-14 6-6 4 11 15 4 2 1 3 14
R GAY F 44:21 12-16 3-3 3 5 8 3 2 1 1 30
D MILICIC C 5:34 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
J NAVARRO 27:14 6-11 0-0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 16
K LOWRY 20:58 1-8 1-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 3
S SWIFT 18:13 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 0 3 4
H WARRICK 9:17 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
A BROWN 1:17 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 40-86 12-14 12 30 42 23 10 5 14 105
(.465) (.857) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

PORTLAND 31 19 28 28 - 106
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 25 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 2, T OUTLAW 2, L ALDRIDGE, M WEBSTER.
MEMPHIS - P GASOL 2, S SWIFT, R GAY, K LOWRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 12-22 (.545), B ROY 1-2, S BLAKE 2-3, M WEBSTER 1-
5, T OUTLAW 3-3, J JONES 4-4, J JACK 1-4, R LAFRENTZ 0-1. MEMPHIS 13-
25 (.520), D STOUDAMIRE 0-2, M MILLER 6-11, R GAY 3-4, J NAVARRO 4-
7, K LOWRY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, MARK LINDSEY, RODNEY MOTT.
A - N/A. T - 2:08.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Roy 41:38 11-21 3-6 2-9 7 2 26
S Blake 26:19 2-4 0-0 0-1 6 1 6
L Aldridge 42:16 11-23 1-2 3-5 1 4 23
M Webster 24:56 1-5 0-0 0-4 3 1 3
J Przybilla 17:55 2-3 0-0 3-7 1 5 4
T Outlaw 30:10 8-13 2-2 1-7 2 0 21
J Jones 25:41 6-7 0-0 1-4 1 1 16
J Jack 21:41 2-7 2-2 0-1 3 0 7
R LaFrentz 5:40 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
S Rodriguez 3:44 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 43-84 8-12 10-38 26 15 106
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Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
12-22, .545 (B Roy 1-2, S Blake 2-3, M
Webster 1-5, T Outlaw 3-3, J Jones 4-4, J
Jack 1-4, R LaFrentz 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:6 (J Przybilla 2, T Outlaw 2, L
Aldridge, M Webster). Turnovers:10 (B Roy 3,
J Przybilla 2, S Blake 2, L Aldridge 2, J
Jack). Steals: 7 (S Blake 3, J Jones 2, L
Aldridge 2).


MEMPHIS (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 27:02 2-7 0-0 0-3 7 0 4
M Miller 44:24 11-19 2-3 1-7 2 1 30
P Gasol 41:40 4-14 6-6 4-15 4 2 14
R Gay 44:21 12-16 3-3 3-8 3 2 30
D Milicic 5:34 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
J Navarro 27:14 6-11 0-0 1-1 2 1 16
K Lowry 20:58 1-8 1-2 0-2 3 0 3
S Swift 18:13 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 4
H Warrick 9:17 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 2
A Brown 1:17 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2

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TOTALS 240:00 40-86 12-14 12-42 23 10 105
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Percentages: FG-.465, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
13-25, .520 (D Stoudamire 0-2, M Miller 6-11,
R Gay 3-4, J Navarro 4-7, K Lowry 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:5 (P Gasol 2, S
Swift, R Gay, K Lowry). Turnovers:14 (M
Miller 4, S Swift 3, P Gasol 3, A Brown, R
Gay, K Lowry, J Navarro). Steals: 5 (K Lowry
2, P Gasol, J Navarro, R Gay).

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PORTLAND 31 19 28 28 - 106
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 25 - 105
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: 2:08.
Officials: Jack Nies, Mark Lindsey, Rodney
Mott.</div>

 

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By Jason Smith
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) - It took a post-game meeting at thescorers table to be sure, but Travis Outlaw's runningsix-footer as time expired in the fourth quarter Monday earnedthe Portland Trail Blazers a dramatic 106-105 victory over theMemphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum.


Outlaw, a reserve forward from nearby Starkville, Mississippi,scored Portland's final seven points. He finished with 21 offthe bench to help the Trail Blazers earn their first win thisseason when they've allowed 100 or more points.


With 2.8 seconds left and Portland trailing by one after a RudyGay tip made it 105-104, Outlaw took the inbounds pass, dribbledright and lofted a runner at the glass. The shot fell through,and was declared good for a second time after officials met atthe scorer's table to watch a replay of the shot.


Brandon Roy finished with a team-high 26 points, nine reboundsand seven assists for Portland, which had trailed by as many asnine points late in the third quarter. LaMarcus Aldridge added23 points for a Trail Blazers team that finished 51 percent(43-of-84) from the field.


Gay and Memphis guard Mike Miller each scored 30 for Memphis,which trailed, 94-92, with less than five minutes remaining whenrookie guard Juan Carlos Navarro buried a three-pointer intransition to give the Grizzlies a 95-94 lead.


Gay threw down an alley-oop dunk on an assist from DamonStoudamire two possessions later to make it 97-94 and force aPortland timeout.


Roy tied the game at 99 more than a minute later on a 20-footerbefore Outlaw provided his late-game heroics. Portland began thethird quarter with a 9-0 scoring run to erase a seven-pointhalftime deficit.


Reserve forward James Jones, who finished with 16 points off thebench on 6-of-7 shooting, scored five points during the run,helping the Blazers take a 59-57 lead early in the third.

Both teams were red-hot from 3-point range in the first half, asMemphis connected on 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) attempts from thearc before the break. Portland made 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) ofits 3-pointers in the first half.


Miller finished the first half with 18 points on 7-of-12shooting, and his tip of Stoudamire's missed layup with onesecond left in the second quarter helped give the Grizzlies a57-50 halftime lead.


Portland had led, 43-36, with more than five minutes left in thefirst half before Miller scored eight straight points on a pairof three-pointers and a layup to give Memphis a 46-43advantage.


Memphis was sparked early on by Gay, whose three-pointer fromthe left side gave the Grizzlies an early 12-5 lead. ButPortland responded with back-to-back three-pointers from SteveBlake and Martell Webster.


The Trail Blazers would go on to finish 62.5 percent (5-of-8)from beyond the arc in the first quarter to take a 31-24 leadafter one.

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND (106) AT MEMPHIS (105)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B ROY G 41:38 11-21 3-6 2 7 9 7 2 0 3 26
S BLAKE G 26:19 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 6 1 3 2 6
L ALDRIDGE F 42:16 11-23 1-2 3 2 5 1 4 2 2 23
M WEBSTER F 24:56 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 3
J PRZYBILLA C 17:55 2-3 0-0 3 4 7 1 5 0 2 4
T OUTLAW 30:10 8-13 2-2 1 6 7 2 0 0 0 21
J JONES 25:41 6-7 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 16
J JACK 21:41 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 7
R LAFRENTZ 5:40 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
S RODRIGUEZ 3:44 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C FRYE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J MCROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 43-84 8-12 10 28 38 26 15 7 10 106
(.512) (.667) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 11 (21 PTS)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D STOUDAMIRE G 27:02 2-7 0-0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 4
M MILLER G 44:24 11-19 2-3 1 6 7 2 1 0 4 30
P GASOL F 41:40 4-14 6-6 4 11 15 4 2 1 3 14
R GAY F 44:21 12-16 3-3 3 5 8 3 2 1 1 30
D MILICIC C 5:34 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
J NAVARRO 27:14 6-11 0-0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 16
K LOWRY 20:58 1-8 1-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 3
S SWIFT 18:13 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 0 3 4
H WARRICK 9:17 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
A BROWN 1:17 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
C JACOBSEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T KINSEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 40-86 12-14 12 30 42 23 10 5 14 105
(.465) (.857) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15 (27 PTS)

PORTLAND 31 19 28 28 - 106
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 25 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 2, T OUTLAW 2, L ALDRIDGE, M WEBSTER.
MEMPHIS - P GASOL 2, S SWIFT, R GAY, K LOWRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 12-22 (.545), B ROY 1-2, S BLAKE 2-3, M WEBSTER 1-
5, T OUTLAW 3-3, J JONES 4-4, J JACK 1-4, R LAFRENTZ 0-1. MEMPHIS 13-
25 (.520), D STOUDAMIRE 0-2, M MILLER 6-11, R GAY 3-4, J NAVARRO 4-
7, K LOWRY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, MARK LINDSEY, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 208. T - 2:08.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PORTLAND (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Roy 41:38 11-21 3-6 2-9 7 2 26
S Blake 26:19 2-4 0-0 0-1 6 1 6
L Aldridge 42:16 11-23 1-2 3-5 1 4 23
M Webster 24:56 1-5 0-0 0-4 3 1 3
J Przybilla 17:55 2-3 0-0 3-7 1 5 4
T Outlaw 30:10 8-13 2-2 1-7 2 0 21
J Jones 25:41 6-7 0-0 1-4 1 1 16
J Jack 21:41 2-7 2-2 0-1 3 0 7
R LaFrentz 5:40 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
S Rodriguez 3:44 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
C Frye DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 43-84 8-12 10-38 26 15 106
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Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
12-22, .545 (B Roy 1-2, S Blake 2-3, M
Webster 1-5, T Outlaw 3-3, J Jones 4-4, J
Jack 1-4, R LaFrentz 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:6 (J Przybilla 2, T Outlaw 2, L
Aldridge, M Webster). Turnovers:10 (B Roy 3,
J Przybilla 2, S Blake 2, L Aldridge 2, J
Jack). Steals: 7 (S Blake 3, J Jones 2, L
Aldridge 2).


MEMPHIS (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 27:02 2-7 0-0 0-3 7 0 4
M Miller 44:24 11-19 2-3 1-7 2 1 30
P Gasol 41:40 4-14 6-6 4-15 4 2 14
R Gay 44:21 12-16 3-3 3-8 3 2 30
D Milicic 5:34 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
J Navarro 27:14 6-11 0-0 1-1 2 1 16
K Lowry 20:58 1-8 1-2 0-2 3 0 3
S Swift 18:13 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 4
H Warrick 9:17 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 2
A Brown 1:17 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
C Jacobsen DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Kinsey DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 40-86 12-14 12-42 23 10 105
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Percentages: FG-.465, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
13-25, .520 (D Stoudamire 0-2, M Miller 6-11,
R Gay 3-4, J Navarro 4-7, K Lowry 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:5 (P Gasol 2, S
Swift, R Gay, K Lowry). Turnovers:14 (M
Miller 4, S Swift 3, P Gasol 3, A Brown, R
Gay, K Lowry, J Navarro). Steals: 5 (K Lowry
2, P Gasol, J Navarro, R Gay).

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PORTLAND 31 19 28 28 - 106
MEMPHIS 24 33 23 25 - 105
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 208. T: 2:08.
Officials: Jack Nies, Mark Lindsey, Rodney
Mott.</div>

 

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NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO UPDATE POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>