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NBA: MEMPHIS (1-2) at PORTLAND (1-3)

<h3>Blazers, Grizzlies each seek second win of the season</h3>

Memphis (1-3) at Portland (1-3) 10:00 pm EST


PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers will tryto build off their recent success when they host the MemphisGrizzlies on Friday.


After suffering three straight losses on the road, the Blazersheld on for a 93-90 triumph over the then-undefeated New OrleansHornets on Wednesday.


With fans having to wait until next season to finally see No. 1overall selection Greg Oden take the floor, the trio of MartellWebster, Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge have been the mainattractions this season.


Webster has more than doubled his average from last season, Royis becoming the go-to player in crunch time and Aldridge providesthe much needed scoring in the paint.


The Grizzlies also picked up their first win of the season afterhanding the Seattle SuperSonics a 105-98 setback at KeyArena onWednesday.


Rudy Gay scored 25 points and Mike Miller chipped in 20 asMemphis help first-year coach Marc Iavaroni earn his firstcareer win.


"We dug in," Iavaroni said. "I think the guys realized theywere in a fight, and on the road you have to fight to win. Itdoesn't matter if the other team has an undefeated record or ifthey are in the same situation as you, trying to get their firstwin."


Grizzlies rookie guard Mike Conley, who was the fourth overallpick in the draft, made his first appearance of the season whenhe entered the game with 8:32 remaining in the second quarter.He scored just two points on 1-of-5 shooting.


Portland and Memphis split in four meetings last campaign witheach team protecting home-court advantage.
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

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

MEMPHIS PORTLAND

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
H WARRICK COACH'S DECISION D MILES KNEE INJURY
A BROWN COACH'S DECISION J MCROBERTS ANKLE INJURY
G ODEN KNEE INJURY</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

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


MEMPHIS PORTLAND

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

OFFICIALS: Jim Clark
John Gobel
Benny Adams</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 8
PORTLAND 9 8:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 13
PORTLAND 15 5:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 24
PORTLAND 21 2:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 26
PORTLAND 23 END, 1ST QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 26 26
PORTLAND 23 23 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

MEM - PAU GASOL 11, RUDY GAY 8, DARKO MILICIC
4
POR - MARTELL WEBSTER 7, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 6,
BRANDON ROY 4</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 34
PORTLAND 27 8:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 40
PORTLAND 28 5:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 50
PORTLAND 37 2:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 61
PORTLAND 49 HALFTIME</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 26 35 61
PORTLAND 23 26 49 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

MEM - PAU GASOL 19, RUDY GAY 13, KYLE LOWRY 9
POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 13, MARTELL WEBSTER
11, STEVE BLAKE 7</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 63
PORTLAND 51 8:49 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 68
PORTLAND 64 5:21 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 73
PORTLAND 68 2:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 76
PORTLAND 74 END, 3RD QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 26 35 15 76
PORTLAND 23 26 25 74 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MEM - RUDY GAY 20, PAU GASOL 19, KYLE LOWRY 9
POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 20, MARTELL WEBSTER
14, BRANDON ROY 13</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 82
PORTLAND 81 8:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 85
PORTLAND 89 5:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 92
PORTLAND 99 2:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 96
PORTLAND 104 0:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
 
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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 98
PORTLAND 110 FINAL</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 98
PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 110 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MEM - RUDY GAY 31, PAU GASOL 19, KYLE LOWRY 14
POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 30, BRANDON ROY 22,
JARRETT JACK 21</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MEMPHIS 98
PORTLAND 110 FINAL</div>
 
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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (98) AT PORTLAND (110)

MEMPHIS

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

R GAY F 41:16 13-24 1-3 0 3 3 0 5 2 1 31
D MILICIC F 28:58 3-13 1-2 3 7 10 2 2 0 2 7
P GASOL C 27:20 8-10 3-4 2 2 4 1 5 0 1 19
M MILLER G 40:47 3-12 3-4 1 6 7 4 2 0 2 9
D STOUDAMIRE G 17:09 0-5 1-1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1
C JACOBSEN 9:07 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0
K LOWRY 30:03 3-8 7-9 5 2 7 3 4 0 2 14
S SWIFT 14:24 3-6 0-0 2 5 7 0 1 0 2 6
J NAVARRO 3:26 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
T KINSEY 2:24 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
M CONLEY JR. 16:54 3-4 1-1 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 8
B CARDINAL 8:12 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3

TOTALS 240:00 37-89 17-24 15 29 44 19 27 4 12 98
(.416) (.708) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (16 PTS)

PORTLAND

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

M WEBSTER F 36:10 5-10 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 17
L ALDRIDGE F 40:11 12-20 6-7 1 9 10 2 4 3 2 30
C FRYE C 18:58 3-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 6
B ROY G 40:16 9-19 4-5 1 3 4 8 3 2 0 22
S BLAKE G 35:37 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 7
J JACK 25:49 7-11 5-6 0 5 5 4 4 2 1 21
J PRZYBILLA 15:50 0-2 0-0 3 3 6 0 2 0 3 0
S RODRIGUEZ 5:42 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
T OUTLAW 21:27 2-6 1-2 2 3 5 0 4 1 3 5
R LAFRENTZ DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T GREEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 42-82 20-24 8 35 43 24 25 8 13 110
(.512) (.833) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13 (11 PTS)

MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 - 98
PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 - 110

BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - R GAY 2, S SWIFT. PORTLAND - L ALDRIDGE 3,
J PRZYBILLA 2, M WEBSTER 2, C FRYE 2.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 7-21 (.333), R GAY 4-7, M MILLER 0-2, D STOUDAMIRE 0-
2, C JACOBSEN 0-2, K LOWRY 1-2, S SWIFT 0-1, J NAVARRO 0-2, M CONLEY JR.
1-1, B CARDINAL 1-2. PORTLAND 6-13 (.462), M WEBSTER 3-6, B ROY 0-
1, S BLAKE 1-2, J JACK 2-3, S RODRIGUEZ 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PORTLAND - COACH MCMILLAN, DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, JOHN GOBEL.
A - 18,112. T - 2:27.</div>
 
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (98)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Gay 41:16 13-24 1-3 0-3 0 5 31
D Milicic 28:58 3-13 1-2 3-10 2 2 7
P Gasol 27:20 8-10 3-4 2-4 1 5 19
M Miller 40:47 3-12 3-4 1-7 4 2 9
D Stoudamire 17:09 0-5 1-1 1-3 2 2 1
C Jacobsen 9:07 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 0
K Lowry 30:03 3-8 7-9 5-7 3 4 14
S Swift 14:24 3-6 0-0 2-7 0 1 6
J Navarro 3:26 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
T Kinsey 2:24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
M Conley Jr. 16:54 3-4 1-1 1-1 4 1 8
B Cardinal 8:12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-89 17-24 15-44 19 27 98
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.416, FT-.708. 3-Point Goals:
7-21, .333 (R Gay 4-7, M Miller 0-2, D
Stoudamire 0-2, C Jacobsen 0-2, K Lowry 1-2,
S Swift 0-1, J Navarro 0-2, M Conley Jr. 1-1,
B Cardinal 1-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:3 (R Gay 2, S Swift). Turnovers:12 (S
Swift 2, M Miller 2, K Lowry 2, D Milicic 2,
D Stoudamire, P Gasol, M Conley Jr., R Gay).
Steals: 4 (R Gay 2, J Navarro, M Conley Jr.).


PORTLAND (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Webster 36:10 5-10 4-4 0-5 1 2 17
L Aldridge 40:11 12-20 6-7 1-10 2 4 30
C Frye 18:58 3-5 0-0 0-4 0 3 6
B Roy 40:16 9-19 4-5 1-4 8 3 22
S Blake 35:37 3-6 0-0 1-4 8 2 7
J Jack 25:49 7-11 5-6 0-5 4 4 21
J Przybilla 15:50 0-2 0-0 3-6 0 2 0
S Rodriguez 5:42 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2
T Outlaw 21:27 2-6 1-2 2-5 0 4 5
R LaFrentz DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Green DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-82 20-24 8-43 24 25 110
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (M Webster 3-6, B Roy 0-1, S Blake
1-2, J Jack 2-3, S Rodriguez 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:9 (L Aldridge 3, J
Przybilla 2, M Webster 2, C Frye 2).
Turnovers:13 (J Przybilla 3, T Outlaw 3, L
Aldridge 2, S Blake, S Rodriguez, M Webster,
C Frye, J Jack). Steals: 8 (L Aldridge 3, B
Roy 2, J Jack 2, T Outlaw).

-------------------------------------------
MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 - 98
PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 - 110
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Portland - 3 (COACH
McMillan, 6:47 1st; Defensive Three, 1:44
2nd; Defensive Three, 6:03 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,112. T: 2:27.
Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, John Gobel.</div>
 
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Portland Trail Blazers coach NateMcMillan must have said the right things at halftime.

The Trail Blazers erased a 15-point deficit and held the MemphisGrizzlies to 37 second-half points en route to a 110-98 victoryon Friday.


LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and Brandon Roy added 22 forthe Blazers, who won their second straight game and remainedundefeated at the Rose Garden.


One of the league's youngest teams, Portland shot 51 percent(42-of-82) from the floor while holding the Grizzlies to just 41percent (37-of-89).


Third-year point guard Jarrett Jack led the charge for theBlazers, scoring 14 of his 25 points in the final quarter as theBlazers pulled ahead.


Aldridge and centers Channing Frye and Joel Pryzbilla had aterrible time containing Memphis star center Pau Gasol in theopening half as he shot 8-of-9 from the floor in the first 24minutes. But Portland upped the defensive intensity in thesecond half, holding the Spaniard scoreless with just one shotattempt.


Gasol consistently established early low-post position on thesmaller and younger Blazers frontline as Memphis built up a26-23 first-quarter lead with 22 points coming in the paint.

Six straight points to start the second, capped by Gasol's dunk,gave Memphis a 32-23 advantage. Another 6-0 run, this oneending with Rudy Gay's 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark, gave theGrizzlies their biggest lead at 50-35.


The first half ended with Memphis in control by 12 points.

Portland made the necessary adjustments at the half and answeredback in the third with an 11-0 run. Martell Webster ignitedthe spurt by connecting on a 3-pointer and Aldridge capped itwith a bucket and free throw, cutting Portland's deficit to63-62 with 6:17 remaining in the third.


The Blazers finally pulled even at 79-79 on Webster's 3-pointerwith 9:27 remaining in the contest. After Gay responded with a3-pointer to put the Grizzlies back on top, Brandon Royconverted a three-point play to tie it again at 82-82 with 8:48to play.


Portland finally took its first lead since the first quarterwhen Aldridge took a pass from Jack and jumped up for afour-foot hook shot to make it 86-84 at the 7:35 mark.

The Blazers poured it on from there, closing the game on a 24-14run.


Gay led Memphis with 31 points and Mike Miller added 14 for theGrizzlies.
 
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Portland Trail Blazers coach NateMcMillan must have said the right things at halftime.

The Trail Blazers erased a 15-point deficit and held the MemphisGrizzlies to 37 second-half points en route to a 110-98 victoryon Friday.


LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and Brandon Roy added 22 forthe Blazers, who won their second straight game and remainedundefeated at the Rose Garden.


"All the talk we had at halftime was that we had to crack downon defense," McMillan said. "We said we had to challenge thoseguys. We looked at film. Memphis was doing whatever theywanted so we came out and got more physical. We have to playthat way in order to win."


One of the league's youngest teams, Portland shot 51 percent(42-of-82) from the floor while holding the Grizzlies to just 41percent (37-of-89).


"The coaches wanted us to come out (in the second half) with awhole new attitude and be more physical," Roy said. "For somereason in the third quarter we do it. We rattled those guys.

"We did a good job pushing the ball, getting fast breaks. Inthe first half, we were still working at it. In the secondhalf, I seemed to have a better feel and better touches with theball."


Third-year point guard Jarrett Jack led the charge for theBlazers, scoring 14 of his 25 points in the final quarter as theBlazers pulled ahead.


Aldridge and centers Channing Frye and Joel Pryzbilla had aterrible time containing Memphis star center Pau Gasol in theopening half as he shot 8-of-9 from the floor in the first 24minutes.


But Portland upped the defensive intensity in thesecond half, holding the Spaniard scoreless with just one shotattempt.


"At halftime, coach challenged us," Aldridge said. "He said,'If we want this game, we gotta go get it.' He said, 'Gasol hasonly missed one shot, that means we're not playing defense.'Everyone took the challenge and we got the win. I took thefirst half real personal."


Gasol consistently established early low-post position on thesmaller and younger Blazers frontline as Memphis built up a26-23 first-quarter lead with 22 points coming in the paint.

Six straight points to start the second, capped by Gasol's dunk,gave Memphis a 32-23 advantage. Another 6-0 run, this oneending with Rudy Gay's 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark, gave theGrizzlies their biggest lead at 50-35.


The first half ended with Memphis in control by 12 points.

Portland made the necessary adjustments at the half and answeredback in the third with an 11-0 run. Martell Webster ignitedthe spurt by connecting on a 3-pointer and Aldridge capped itwith a bucket and free throw, cutting Portland's deficit to63-62 with 6:17 remaining in the third.


"Collectively, we wanted to prove that we could dig ourselvesout of a hole and comeback and get a win," Webster said. "Wedon't want to be in that predicament, but sometimes thathappens. We just stuck together defensively and stuck it out toget the win. We executed down the stretch, held them to a15-point third quarter and we had a 36-point fourth quarter, sothat goes a long way."


The Blazers finally pulled even at 79-79 on Webster's 3-pointerwith 9:27 remaining in the contest. After Gay responded with a3-pointer to put the Grizzlies back on top, Brandon Royconverted a three-point play to tie it again at 82-82 with 8:48to play.


Portland finally took its first lead since the first quarterwhen Aldridge took a pass from Jack and jumped up for afour-foot hook shot to make it 86-84 at the 7:35 mark.

"He (Aldridge) did great and kept attacking," Roy said. "He had30 and 10 and that speaks for itself. He's capable of doingthat every night."


The Blazers poured it on from there, closing the game on a 24-14run.


Gay led with 31 points and Mike Miller added 14 for theGrizzlies.


"You have to give them credit," Memphis coach Mark Iavaronisaid. "They came after us defensively. They got into us and westruggled to get good shots off. When we got the ball inside,we didn't finish. They dominated in the second half, and wescored 37 points."
 
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