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<\/p>\nJrue Holiday had 35 points and 11 assists, and Jerami Grant added 30 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 122-114 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Portland (30-33), making a push to qualify for the postseason, used a 24-19 scoring edge over the final nine minutes to seal the win. The Trail Blazers had lost three of their last four and four of their last six games entering Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan (23) grabs a rebound in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn.<\/p>\n
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Robert Williams III had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Portland. Matisse Thybulle contributed three rebounds, an assist and a steal on his 29th birthday.<\/p>\n
The Grizzlies got double-figure scoring from seven players, but it wasn\u2019t enough against Portland as they lost their second straight and for the ninth time in 12 games. Memphis was playing the second game of a back to back after falling to Minnesota 117-110<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Jaylen Wells led the way with 24 points, and GG Jackson added 20 for Memphis. Forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper, who earlier in the day signed a multi-year contract, had 17 points and nine rebounds in his eighth start for the Grizzlies. Jahmai Mashack came off the bench to score 13 points, Cam Spencer scored all 12 of his points in the first half and added seven rebounds and seven assists, while Walter Clayton Jr. added 12 points and Javon Small 11.<\/p>\n Ja Morant missed his 18th straight game for Memphis due to a left elbow injury, and Zach Edey is out for the rest of the year after having surgery on his left ankle earlier in the week.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Trail Blazers: At the Houston Rockets on Friday.<\/p>\n Grizzlies: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n