PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donovan Clingan had 20 points and 19 rebounds, Jerami Grant had 29 points, and the Trail Blazers erased an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-113 on Saturday night and split a two-game series in Portland.
Portland beat the Grizzlies 135-115 on Friday.
Jrue Holiday had 21 points and Caleb Love scored 17 points, 10 in the second half, off the bench.
Olivier Maxence-Prosper (25 points) and Javon Small (22
points) each had career nights for Memphis in the loss.
Portland’s All-Star forward Deni Avdija missed his fourth straight game with a lower back strain. Scoot Henderson also missed Saturday’s game after making his return from a torn hamstring on Friday.
Jahmai Mayshack’s 3-pointer pushed the Memphis advantage to 104-97 before Portland made its final push.
Vit Krejci, Toumani Camara and Love each hit a 3-pointer before Love stole the ball and made a layup to give Portland a 108-107 lead with 5:59 left in the game.
Javon Small’s 3-pointer cut Portland's lead to a point about three minutes later but Holiday answered with a layup before Grant made back-to-back 3s to give the Trail Blazers a 120-113 lead with 1:51 left.
There were eight ties and 18 lead changes in the game.
Portland: Hosts Philadelphia on Monday.
Memphis: Plays Monday at Golden State.
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