The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-92.
Jusuf Nurkić’s layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 6:23 left in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 83-82 on Marc Gasol’s hook shot with 6:04 to play, but Damian Lillard answered with a driving layup, and the Grizzlies got no closer.
CJ McCollum had 24 points (11 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds. Lillard added 21 points but shot 5 for 15, and Noah Vonleh had 11 points (8 in the paint), 18 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Grizzlies, Mario Chalmers had 21 points and 6 assists, and Tyreke Evans added 20 points off the bench.
The Grizzlies got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.