NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 98 PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 110 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: MEM - RUDY GAY 31, PAU GASOL 19, KYLE LOWRY 14 POR - LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 30, BRANDON ROY 22, JARRETT JACK 21</div>
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">MEMPHIS (98) AT PORTLAND (110) MEMPHIS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === R GAY F 41:16 13-24 1-3 0 3 3 0 5 2 1 31 D MILICIC F 28:58 3-13 1-2 3 7 10 2 2 0 2 7 P GASOL C 27:20 8-10 3-4 2 2 4 1 5 0 1 19 M MILLER G 40:47 3-12 3-4 1 6 7 4 2 0 2 9 D STOUDAMIRE G 17:09 0-5 1-1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 C JACOBSEN 9:07 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 K LOWRY 30:03 3-8 7-9 5 2 7 3 4 0 2 14 S SWIFT 14:24 3-6 0-0 2 5 7 0 1 0 2 6 J NAVARRO 3:26 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 T KINSEY 2:24 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 M CONLEY JR. 16:54 3-4 1-1 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 8 B CARDINAL 8:12 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 TOTALS 240:00 37-89 17-24 15 29 44 19 27 4 12 98 (.416) (.708) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (16 PTS) PORTLAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === M WEBSTER F 36:10 5-10 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 17 L ALDRIDGE F 40:11 12-20 6-7 1 9 10 2 4 3 2 30 C FRYE C 18:58 3-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 6 B ROY G 40:16 9-19 4-5 1 3 4 8 3 2 0 22 S BLAKE G 35:37 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 7 J JACK 25:49 7-11 5-6 0 5 5 4 4 2 1 21 J PRZYBILLA 15:50 0-2 0-0 3 3 6 0 2 0 3 0 S RODRIGUEZ 5:42 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 T OUTLAW 21:27 2-6 1-2 2 3 5 0 4 1 3 5 R LAFRENTZ DNP - COACH'S DECISION J JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION T GREEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 42-82 20-24 8 35 43 24 25 8 13 110 (.512) (.833) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13 (11 PTS) MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 - 98 PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 - 110 BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - R GAY 2, S SWIFT. PORTLAND - L ALDRIDGE 3, J PRZYBILLA 2, M WEBSTER 2, C FRYE 2. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 7-21 (.333), R GAY 4-7, M MILLER 0-2, D STOUDAMIRE 0- 2, C JACOBSEN 0-2, K LOWRY 1-2, S SWIFT 0-1, J NAVARRO 0-2, M CONLEY JR. 1-1, B CARDINAL 1-2. PORTLAND 6-13 (.462), M WEBSTER 3-6, B ROY 0- 1, S BLAKE 1-2, J JACK 2-3, S RODRIGUEZ 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: PORTLAND - COACH MCMILLAN, DEFENSIVE THREE 2. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, JOHN GOBEL. A - 18,112. T - 2:27.</div>
NBA: MEMPHIS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">MEMPHIS (98) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp R Gay 41:16 13-24 1-3 0-3 0 5 31 D Milicic 28:58 3-13 1-2 3-10 2 2 7 P Gasol 27:20 8-10 3-4 2-4 1 5 19 M Miller 40:47 3-12 3-4 1-7 4 2 9 D Stoudamire 17:09 0-5 1-1 1-3 2 2 1 C Jacobsen 9:07 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 K Lowry 30:03 3-8 7-9 5-7 3 4 14 S Swift 14:24 3-6 0-0 2-7 0 1 6 J Navarro 3:26 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 T Kinsey 2:24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 M Conley Jr. 16:54 3-4 1-1 1-1 4 1 8 B Cardinal 8:12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 37-89 17-24 15-44 19 27 98 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.416, FT-.708. 3-Point Goals: 7-21, .333 (R Gay 4-7, M Miller 0-2, D Stoudamire 0-2, C Jacobsen 0-2, K Lowry 1-2, S Swift 0-1, J Navarro 0-2, M Conley Jr. 1-1, B Cardinal 1-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (R Gay 2, S Swift). Turnovers:12 (S Swift 2, M Miller 2, K Lowry 2, D Milicic 2, D Stoudamire, P Gasol, M Conley Jr., R Gay). Steals: 4 (R Gay 2, J Navarro, M Conley Jr.). PORTLAND (110) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp M Webster 36:10 5-10 4-4 0-5 1 2 17 L Aldridge 40:11 12-20 6-7 1-10 2 4 30 C Frye 18:58 3-5 0-0 0-4 0 3 6 B Roy 40:16 9-19 4-5 1-4 8 3 22 S Blake 35:37 3-6 0-0 1-4 8 2 7 J Jack 25:49 7-11 5-6 0-5 4 4 21 J Przybilla 15:50 0-2 0-0 3-6 0 2 0 S Rodriguez 5:42 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 T Outlaw 21:27 2-6 1-2 2-5 0 4 5 R LaFrentz DNP - COACH'S DECISION J Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION T Green DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 42-82 20-24 8-43 24 25 110 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (M Webster 3-6, B Roy 0-1, S Blake 1-2, J Jack 2-3, S Rodriguez 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:9 (L Aldridge 3, J Przybilla 2, M Webster 2, C Frye 2). Turnovers:13 (J Przybilla 3, T Outlaw 3, L Aldridge 2, S Blake, S Rodriguez, M Webster, C Frye, J Jack). Steals: 8 (L Aldridge 3, B Roy 2, J Jack 2, T Outlaw). ------------------------------------------- MEMPHIS 26 35 15 22 - 98 PORTLAND 23 26 25 36 - 110 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Portland - 3 (COACH McMillan, 6:47 1st; Defensive Three, 1:44 2nd; Defensive Three, 6:03 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,112. T: 2:27. Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, John Gobel.</div>
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Portland Trail Blazers coach NateMcMillan must have said the right things at halftime. The Trail Blazers erased a 15-point deficit and held the MemphisGrizzlies to 37 second-half points en route to a 110-98 victoryon Friday. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and Brandon Roy added 22 forthe Blazers, who won their second straight game and remainedundefeated at the Rose Garden. One of the league's youngest teams, Portland shot 51 percent(42-of-82) from the floor while holding the Grizzlies to just 41percent (37-of-89). Third-year point guard Jarrett Jack led the charge for theBlazers, scoring 14 of his 25 points in the final quarter as theBlazers pulled ahead. Aldridge and centers Channing Frye and Joel Pryzbilla had aterrible time containing Memphis star center Pau Gasol in theopening half as he shot 8-of-9 from the floor in the first 24minutes. But Portland upped the defensive intensity in thesecond half, holding the Spaniard scoreless with just one shotattempt. Gasol consistently established early low-post position on thesmaller and younger Blazers frontline as Memphis built up a26-23 first-quarter lead with 22 points coming in the paint. Six straight points to start the second, capped by Gasol's dunk,gave Memphis a 32-23 advantage. Another 6-0 run, this oneending with Rudy Gay's 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark, gave theGrizzlies their biggest lead at 50-35. The first half ended with Memphis in control by 12 points. Portland made the necessary adjustments at the half and answeredback in the third with an 11-0 run. Martell Webster ignitedthe spurt by connecting on a 3-pointer and Aldridge capped itwith a bucket and free throw, cutting Portland's deficit to63-62 with 6:17 remaining in the third. The Blazers finally pulled even at 79-79 on Webster's 3-pointerwith 9:27 remaining in the contest. After Gay responded with a3-pointer to put the Grizzlies back on top, Brandon Royconverted a three-point play to tie it again at 82-82 with 8:48to play. Portland finally took its first lead since the first quarterwhen Aldridge took a pass from Jack and jumped up for afour-foot hook shot to make it 86-84 at the 7:35 mark. The Blazers poured it on from there, closing the game on a 24-14run. Gay led Memphis with 31 points and Mike Miller added 14 for theGrizzlies.
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Portland Trail Blazers coach NateMcMillan must have said the right things at halftime. The Trail Blazers erased a 15-point deficit and held the MemphisGrizzlies to 37 second-half points en route to a 110-98 victoryon Friday. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and Brandon Roy added 22 forthe Blazers, who won their second straight game and remainedundefeated at the Rose Garden. "All the talk we had at halftime was that we had to crack downon defense," McMillan said. "We said we had to challenge thoseguys. We looked at film. Memphis was doing whatever theywanted so we came out and got more physical. We have to playthat way in order to win." One of the league's youngest teams, Portland shot 51 percent(42-of-82) from the floor while holding the Grizzlies to just 41percent (37-of-89). "The coaches wanted us to come out (in the second half) with awhole new attitude and be more physical," Roy said. "For somereason in the third quarter we do it. We rattled those guys. "We did a good job pushing the ball, getting fast breaks. Inthe first half, we were still working at it. In the secondhalf, I seemed to have a better feel and better touches with theball." Third-year point guard Jarrett Jack led the charge for theBlazers, scoring 14 of his 25 points in the final quarter as theBlazers pulled ahead. Aldridge and centers Channing Frye and Joel Pryzbilla had aterrible time containing Memphis star center Pau Gasol in theopening half as he shot 8-of-9 from the floor in the first 24minutes. But Portland upped the defensive intensity in thesecond half, holding the Spaniard scoreless with just one shotattempt. "At halftime, coach challenged us," Aldridge said. "He said,'If we want this game, we gotta go get it.' He said, 'Gasol hasonly missed one shot, that means we're not playing defense.'Everyone took the challenge and we got the win. I took thefirst half real personal." Gasol consistently established early low-post position on thesmaller and younger Blazers frontline as Memphis built up a26-23 first-quarter lead with 22 points coming in the paint. Six straight points to start the second, capped by Gasol's dunk,gave Memphis a 32-23 advantage. Another 6-0 run, this oneending with Rudy Gay's 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark, gave theGrizzlies their biggest lead at 50-35. The first half ended with Memphis in control by 12 points. Portland made the necessary adjustments at the half and answeredback in the third with an 11-0 run. Martell Webster ignitedthe spurt by connecting on a 3-pointer and Aldridge capped itwith a bucket and free throw, cutting Portland's deficit to63-62 with 6:17 remaining in the third. "Collectively, we wanted to prove that we could dig ourselvesout of a hole and comeback and get a win," Webster said. "Wedon't want to be in that predicament, but sometimes thathappens. We just stuck together defensively and stuck it out toget the win. We executed down the stretch, held them to a15-point third quarter and we had a 36-point fourth quarter, sothat goes a long way." The Blazers finally pulled even at 79-79 on Webster's 3-pointerwith 9:27 remaining in the contest. After Gay responded with a3-pointer to put the Grizzlies back on top, Brandon Royconverted a three-point play to tie it again at 82-82 with 8:48to play. Portland finally took its first lead since the first quarterwhen Aldridge took a pass from Jack and jumped up for afour-foot hook shot to make it 86-84 at the 7:35 mark. "He (Aldridge) did great and kept attacking," Roy said. "He had30 and 10 and that speaks for itself. He's capable of doingthat every night." The Blazers poured it on from there, closing the game on a 24-14run. Gay led with 31 points and Mike Miller added 14 for theGrizzlies. "You have to give them credit," Memphis coach Mark Iavaronisaid. "They came after us defensively. They got into us and westruggled to get good shots off. When we got the ball inside,we didn't finish. They dominated in the second half, and wescored 37 points."
