National Basketball Association
Portland 99, Memphis 92
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #51 Aaron Smith, #56 Mark Ayotte, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance: 19412

Damian Lillard scored 24 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 99-92 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Meyers Leonard came off the bench to chip in 12 points and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who won their third consecutive game.

Mike Conley scored 23 points and Marc Gasol had 14 points and nine boards for the Grizzlies, who lost their fourth straight game and fell for the sixth time in seven outings.

Conley scored 14 points in the second quarter as Memphis seized a 52-47 halftime lead.

Conley scored the Grizzlies' first six points of the third quarter as they forged ahead 58-50. Moe Harkless and Lillard knocked down back-to-back treys for Portland to close the gap to 58-56.

Leonard's 3-point shot gave Portland a 74-67 edge late in the third quarter. The Blazers carried a 74-71 lead into the fourth quarter, then scored the first 11 points of the final period to go on top 85-71.

The Grizzlies closed within 91-80 on a pair of free throws by Gasol with 4:30 left. Jaren Jackson Jr. buried a 3-pointer to draw Memphis to within 92-83, but Lillard scored on a layup, then followed with a trey to make it 97-83 with 3:18 to play. The Grizzlies got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Memphis jumped to a 15-4 lead, but the Grizzlies then went cold. Portland outscored them 13-3 to go into the second quarter trailing 18-17. The Blazers hit only 6 of 18 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range, and had eight turnovers in the first quarter. The Grizzlies shot 1 of 10 over the final six minutes of the quarter.

Zach Collins' 3-pointer gave Portland a 32-26 advantage. Memphis came back to go ahead 35-34. Conley bombed in three consecutive 3-pointers in the final two minutes of the half to send the Grizzlies into intermission ahead by five points.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Portland
Mike Conley 23 Scoring Damian Lillard 24
Mike Conley 6 Assists Damian Lillard 4
Marc Gasol 10 Rebounds Zach Collins 7
Marc Gasol 5 Free Throws Made Jusuf Nurkic 4
Kyle Anderson 4 Steals Damian Lillard 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Blocks Damian Lillard 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 92 42.3 9-27 17-19 22 36 10 12 14
Portland 99 46.7 11-26 18-20 16 43 4 9 21
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Utah. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .538 after a loss.
  • Memphis will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .467 after a loss.