- CJ McCollum scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon, helping the Portland Trail Blazers rally from a late deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 in the Western Conference play-in game near Orlando.
The win allowed the Trail Blazers to secure the eighth and final Western play-off berth and move on to a best-of-seven first-round series against the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers beginning on Tuesday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The loss ended the season for Memphis, who held eighth place at the beginning of the restart but then lost six of eight before Saturday's defeat.
Damian Lillard had 31 points to pace the Trail Blazers, who took advantage of 19 more free throw opportunities to outscore the Grizzlies 35-18 at the foul line.Jusuf Nurkic also came up big with 22 points and a game-high 21 rebounds for Portland, while Carmelo Anthony was a fourth Trail Blazer with 20 or more points, going for 21.Morant went for a game-high 35 points to complement eight assists, while Valanciunas contributed 22 points and 17 rebounds to the cause.
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