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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 36 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 123 |
 Grizzlies | 32 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 119 |
PORTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 43-8550.6% | 13-3240.6% | 24-3275.0% | 43 | 23 | 12 |
| MEM | 37-8543.5% | 11-3036.7% | 34-4281.0% | 39 | 20 | 9 |
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Portland Trail Blazers123| 37 | 22 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 0 | +19 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 32, Season high (his best before, 31) | 12-17 | 1-2 | 7-10 | +6 | +13.6 | ||||||||
| 34 | 31 | 11-18 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +8.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | −10.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.7 | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +8 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 43-8550.6% | 13-3240.6% | 43 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 24-3275.0% | 13 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Keon Johnson (injury/illness); Keljin Blevins (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies119| 38 | 44, Ties his career high | 11-20 | 1-6 | 21-25 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +14.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 30 | 9-19 | 7-12, Career high (his best before, 6) | 5-5 | 0 | −2 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −8.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −4 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +3 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.6 | ||||
| 17 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.1 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.7 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | ||||
| Team | 119 | 37-8543.5% | 11-3036.7% | 39 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 34-4281.0% | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Santi Aldama, Jarrett Culver and Killian Tillie (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers123Grizzlies119ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jusuf Nurkić scored a season-high 32 points (20 in the paint), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-119 for their fourth straight win.
Nurkić’s 2 free throws put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 122-119 on Ja Morant’s 2 free throws with 26 seconds to play, but Justise Winslow answered with a free throw, and the Grizzlies got no closer.
Anfernee Simons’ step-back 3-pointer with 44.0 seconds left made it 122-117.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Grizzlies 15-11. Nurkić scored 9 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 3 for 5 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Simons had 31 points and 6 assists. Josh Hart added 22 points (10 in the second quarter) and 6 assists, and Winslow scored 16 points. The Trail Blazers had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Grizzlies, Morant had 44 points and 11 assists, 21 for 25 at the line, and Desmond Bane added 30 points with 7 3-pointers. The Grizzlies had 2 30-point scorers.
The Trail Blazers shot 50.6% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 43.5% and 36.7%. The Grizzlies outscored the Trail Blazers 27-10 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Grizzlies 65-53 in 23 minutes together. Greg Brown III fouled out.
Portland Trail BlazersMemphis GrizzliesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 85 shots: 6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-30 | 53.3% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-12 | 58.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-28 | 35.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 48 | 19 | 8-11 | +5 |
| Desmond Bane | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Ja Morant | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 5 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | 15 | 11 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Ja Morant | 15 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Desmond Bane | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 18 | 7-10 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | 34 | 7 | 3-4 | 0 |
| John Konchar | 10 | 1 | 0-1 | −1 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Ziaire Williams | 5 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 13 | 5-5 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
POR
50/50
MEM
Highest Leverage Moments
Nurkic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 1:42
24.9%
62→37
Simons 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 0:44
22.7%
27→4
Morant Driving Reverse Layup (41 PTS)
Q4 2:04
21.9%
40→62
Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (42 PTS)
Q4 1:31
20.6%
37→58
Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
Q4 1:19
19.0%
56→37
