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The Portland Trail Blazers turned up the defense down the stretch to turn back the Grizzlies. Wesley Matthews scored 21 points, J.J. Hickson added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Portland beat Memphis 86-84 on Friday night. Rudy Gay's jumper from near the top of the key was off the mark as time expired, allowing the Trail Blazers to escape a closely played game that saw nine ties and 21 lead changes. ''I thought we played very good team defense,'' said...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 1/4	Mem	Por 86-84
Wed 3/6	Mem	Mem 91-85
Tue 3/12	Por	Mem 102-97
Wed 4/3	Por	Mem 94-76

Game Stats

Trail Blazers (17-15) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts W. Matthews, G 39 2 4 2 21 J. Hickson, C 37 11 1 2 19 L. Aldridge, F 38 12 3 4 15 N. Batum, F 40 5 4 1 11 D. Lillard, G 38 5 8 0 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Babbitt 11 0 0 0 5 W. Barton 10 1 1 0 4 R. Price 10 1 1 2 0 S. Pavlovic 9 0 0 1 0 J. Freeland 8 4 0 2 0 V. Claver 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jeffries 0 0 0 0 0 N. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 M. Leonard 0 0 0 0 0 E. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

Grizzlies (20-10) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Speights, F 27 13 0 5 22 R. Gay, F 39 9 2 3 19 M. Gasol, C 38 6 3 2 12 M. Conley, G 33 3 3 3 6 T. Allen, G 41 3 1 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Arthur 21 5 0 1 10 W. Ellington 21 4 2 2 9 H. Haddadi 5 2 0 0 2 J. Bayless 15 0 2 0 0 Z. Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 J. Selby 0 0 0 0 0 T. Wroten 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Pondexter 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Trail Blazers Date Player Injury 4/7 W. Matthews, GF Left game - injured right ankle 4/3 N. Batum, GF Sore shoulder 11/1 E. Williams, SG Torn achilles tendon

Grizzlies No injuries to report.

Player News

Grizzlies Zach Randolph (MEM - Forward-Center) News: Randolph finished with 15 points (6-18 FG, 3-8 FT), 18 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in 45 minutes during Tuesday's Game 2 overtime loss against the Spurs.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Tayshaun Prince (MEM - Forward) News: Prince saw 16 minutes of playing time in Tuesday's loss to the Spurs and finished with two points (1-5 FG), two rebounds, and one assist.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Jerryd Bayless (MEM - Guard) News: Bayless finished with 18 points (7-18 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three assists, three rebounds, and two steals in 34 minutes during Tuesday's 93-89 overtime loss against the Grizzlies.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)