Grizzlies beat Trail Blazers 124-103 to stay unbeaten at 5-0 as Cameron Boozer posts first career triple-double

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-103 at the Moda Center on Thursday night (US time; tip-off 2:00am GMT Friday 30 October) to improve to 5-0, according to AP. Portland fell to 3-1.

Rookie Cameron Boozer had the first triple-double of his NBA career with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in 28 minutes, AP said. He made 6 of 10 shots, including 4 of 5 three-pointers, according to the ESPN box score.

AP said seven other Memphis players scored in double figures, three of them off the bench. Isaiah Stewart led the reserves with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Cedric Coward scored 17, Zach Edey 13 and GG Jackson 12, according to the box score. Ty Jerome, named Western Conference Player of the Week, scored 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting, AP said.

Deni Avdija led Portland with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Ja Morant had 14 points and three assists in 23 minutes in his first game against his former team, but left in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return, according to AP. Damian Lillard went 3 of 13 from the field, one game after his game-sealing three-pointer against the Lakers, AP said.

Score by quarter (NBA.com): Grizzlies 25-33-33-33, Trail Blazers 25-33-25-20.

How Memphis pulled away

The teams were level at 58-58 at half-time. With Memphis two points up in the third quarter, the Grizzlies went on a 10-0 run to lead 87-75 with 2:09 left in the period, AP said. An Edey three-pointer with 9:47 to play made it 96-85 and forced a Portland timeout. Morant scored out of the timeout, before back-to-back baskets by Jerome put Memphis 101-89 ahead, according to AP. The Grizzlies outscored Portland 33-20 in the fourth quarter.

Memphis made 18 of 42 three-pointers to Portland’s 12 of 49, out-rebounded the Blazers 54-45 and committed 10 turnovers to Portland’s 16, according to the ESPN box score. The Grizzlies’ largest lead was 24 points. The attendance was 19,367.

Up next

Portland play at the Utah Jazz on Saturday, and Memphis visit the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, AP said.

See also: Trail Blazers beat Lakers 136-129 to stay unbeaten.