Memphis Grizzlies 130, Portland Trail Blazers 128 — Recap

April 23, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 130, Portland Trail Blazers 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 28-23 POR; Q2 MEM 34-33 POR; Q3 MEM 38-43 POR; Q4 MEM 30-29 POR.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 33 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Damian Lillard (POR) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (POR) 26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Dillon Brooks (MEM) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists on 10-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

33 PTS, 5 REB, 13 AST, 1 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · POR

Damian Lillard

27 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · POR

Jusuf Nurkic

26 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 11-15 FG

Season highs

Jusuf Nurkic · Season-high 26 pointsDillon Brooks · Season-high 25 pointsJusuf Nurkic · Season-high 17 reboundsJa Morant · Season-high 13 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	28	34	38	30		130
POR	23	33	43	29		128

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPOR

74Points in the paint58

29Fast-break points7

11Second-chance points19

18Points off turnovers14

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.7%Effective FG%55.2%

6.9%Turnover %9.3%

18.2%Offensive rebound %31.1%

0.224Free-throw rate0.281

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	36	33	5	13	1	0	0	11-17	1-3	10-12	+4
Dillon Brooks G-F	35	25	2	3	1	0	2	11-19	3-6	0-0	+4
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	25	23	3	2	1	1	1	10-14	0-2	3-4	+8
Kyle Anderson F	25	14	8	1	1	1	2	5-12	2-5	2-3	-7
De'Anthony Melton G	24	10	0	1	1	2	0	3-7	2-6	2-2	+10
Xavier Tillman F	23	12	6	1	1	1	1	6-8	0-1	0-1	-5
Grayson Allen G	23	2	6	3	0	0	1	1-6	0-5	0-0	-15
Brandon Clarke F	22	6	4	3	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	+7
Justise Winslow F	14	5	4	2	1	0	0	2-8	1-1	0-0	-3
Desmond Bane G	14	0	1	4	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	+7

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	39	22	9	7	1	0	1	8-16	4-10	2-2	+8
Robert Covington F	39	7	8	5	1	1	2	2-9	1-5	2-2	+2
Damian Lillard G	37	27	3	5	1	0	4	8-22	3-11	8-10	-5
Norman Powell F-G	37	13	2	2	1	0	0	5-12	1-3	2-3	-3
Jusuf Nurkic C	29	26	17	5	1	1	2	11-15	1-1	3-4	+9
Carmelo Anthony F	19	13	3	1	1	0	0	4-7	3-4	2-2	-12
Enes Kanter C	18	12	7	1	0	0	1	6-11	0-0	0-0	-10
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	13	6	1	1	0	1	0	1-3	1-1	3-4	0
Anfernee Simons G	8	2	0	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	36	33	74.1	25.8	+4.9	22.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	35	25	65.8	24.7	+6.7	11.2
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	25	23	73.0	26.7	+16.6	12.7
Kyle Anderson	Bench	25	14	52.6	23.8	-6.4	6.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	23	12	71.1	15.8	-6.0	14.1
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	24	10	63.5	13.6	+23.3	7.1
Brandon Clarke	Bench	22	6	60.0	9.8	+12.4	6.7
Justise Winslow	Bench	14	5	31.3	24.2	-6.2	3.9
Grayson Allen	Bench	23	2	16.7	12.5	-28.0	2.6
Desmond Bane	Bench	14	0	0.0	9.4	+25.0	0.0

Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Damian Lillard	Bench	37	27	51.1	33.0	-6.0	8.2
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	29	26	77.6	24.7	+10.3	25.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	39	22	65.2	18.0	+7.9	13.3
Norman Powell	Bench	37	13	48.8	14.4	-2.2	3.8
Carmelo Anthony	Bench	19	13	82.5	16.0	-31.3	13.0
Enes Kanter	Bench	18	12	54.5	25.5	-25.6	8.7
Robert Covington	Bench	39	7	35.4	12.2	-0.5	2.9
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	13	6	63.0	15.2	0.0	7.4
Anfernee Simons	Bench	8	2	100.0	8.3	-14.5	6.3