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12/07 19:53 CST Aldama scores 22 points, Grizzlies build big lead in 119-96 win
over Trail Blazers
Aldama scores 22 points, Grizzlies build big lead in 119-96 win over Trail
Blazers
By CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) --- Santi Aldama scored 22 points, Jaylen Wells and
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 17 each and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big
first-half lead in a 19-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday
night.
Jock Landale finished with 15 points to help Memphis win for the seventh time
in nine games.
Jerami Grant led Portland with 21 points. Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe had 17
points each. Avdija added seven rebounds and seven assists, but his streak of
at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists ended at five games.
Portland was without either of its top two centers. Donovan Clingan missed his
second consecutive game with a left lower calf contusion, while Robert Williams
III was a late scratch with an illness. That left 7-foot-2 rookie Yang Hansen,
the 16th overall pick last summer, to start his first game of the season. The
Chinese player had four points and five rebounds.
Poor shooting and a load of Portland turnovers helped Memphis build the lead to
25 in the first half.
Memphis led 66-46 at halftime, the 46 Portland points matching the lowest
output of the season in a half. Fourteen turnovers and 35% shooting overall
contributed to the Trail Blazers' woes.
Portland opened the second half with a 19-3 run to cut it to 69-65. Memphis
countered and took a 92-78 lead into the fourth.
Up next
Trail Blazers: At New Orleans on Thursday night to end a five-game trip.
Grizzlies: Host Utah on Friday night.
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