Desmond Bane #22 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts towards the LA Clippers within the second half at Crypto.com Enviornment on March 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Ronald Martinez/Getty Photos/AFP
Desmond Bane had 30 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists and Ja Morant recorded 23 factors, 9 assists and 6 rebounds to guide the Memphis Grizzlies to a 119-109 victory over the visiting Portland Path Blazers on Tuesday evening.
Luke Kennard made six 3-pointers whereas scoring 20 factors because the Grizzlies (50-29) reached the 50-win mark for the second straight season. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17 factors and 7 rebounds and David Roddy scored 16 factors for Memphis, which received for the twelfth time up to now 15 video games.
The Grizzlies moved inside two video games of the first-place Denver Nuggets within the Western Convention whereas sustaining their two-game lead over the third-place Sacramento Kings.
Skylar Mays registered 24 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists in his third sport with Portland (33-46), and Shaedon Sharpe added 20 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists. Jabari Walker scored 16 factors, Shaquille Harrison added 13 and John Butler Jr. had 10.
Portland was once more with out star Damian Lillard (calf) in addition to fellow starters Jerami Grant (quadriceps), Jusuf Nurkic (knee) and Anfernee Simons (foot).
“We’re trusting one another and that is the most important factor.”
– @LukeKennard5@kelwright | @MichelobULTRA pic.twitter.com/LXrzp3XBEM— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) April 5, 2023
Dillon Brooks (hip) sat out for the Grizzlies.
Memphis shot 48.3 p.c from the sphere and was 18 of 48 from 3-point vary. Bane made 5 treys.
The Path Blazers made 43.3 p.c of their pictures, together with 14 of 42 from behind the arc.
The Grizzlies trailed 101-96 with 9 minutes remaining earlier than delivering a 22-2 knockout punch.
Bane drilled three 3-pointers as Memphis started the run by scoring 13 of 15 factors to take a 109-103 lead with 4:14 remaining. Jackson adopted with consecutive hoops, Roddy knocked down a trey and Jackson made two free throws to finish the surge and make it 118-103 with 1:43 remaining because the Grizzlies closed it out.
Portland recovered from a 19-point first-quarter deficit to path 66-62 at halftime after which opened the third quarter with a 13-4 push to guide by 5 with 8:37 remaining within the interval.
Memphis responded with a 15-3 burst and held an 85-78 lead on Kennard’s sixth trey with 5:36 left within the interval. The Path Blazers answered and tied the sport at 91 with 1:06 left on a 3-pointer by Justin Minaya, who was signed to a contract earlier within the day.
The Grizzlies led 96-95 coming into the ultimate stanza earlier than Portland scored six straight factors, together with a 20-footer by Sharpe to take a five-point lead with 9 minutes left.
Kennard scored 15 factors on 5 3-pointers and Morant additionally had 15 factors because the Grizzlies led 66-62 on the break. Mays scored 17 factors within the half for the Path Blazers.
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