Damian Lillard scored 32 points (17 in the first quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-100.
Jusuf Nurkić’s tip-in put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter.
Norman Powell’s 20-foot pull-up jumper with 31.9 seconds left made it 101-97, and Nassir Little’s 2 free throws with 1.8 seconds left put it away at 105-100.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Grizzlies 15-11. Powell scored 7 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Steven Adams had 4 of his 5 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Desmond Bane that tied the game and 3 on baskets by Dillon Brooks and Bane that put the Grizzlies ahead. With 1:53 left, Adams stole the ball from Lillard, and Bane’s driving dunk off it tied the game at 97.
Powell scored 28 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 10 for 16 shooting, and Robert Covington added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks off the bench.
For the Grizzlies, Brooks scored a career-high 37 points, and Bane went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Trail Blazers shot 47.3% from the field and 34.4% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 38.5% and 26.5%. The Grizzlies got 10 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Trail Blazers 28-7 off turnovers. The Grizzlies’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 33-23 in 11 minutes together. Jaren Jackson Jr. fouled out.