Boozer's First Triple-Double Keeps Grizzlies Perfect
Cameron Boozer has 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists as Memphis beats Portland 124–103 and moves to 5–0.
Cameron Boozer had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, the first triple-double of his NBA career, as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124–103 to improve to 5–0.
Seven other Memphis players scored in double figures, led off the bench by Isaiah Stewart with 18. Memphis broke a close game with a 10–0 run that made it 87–75 with 2:09 left in the third quarter, then outscored Portland 33–20 in the fourth.
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Ja Morant scored 14 points in his first game against his former team before leaving in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury, and Damian Lillard shot 3 of 13. Ty Jerome scored 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Memphis plays next at Sacramento, still looking for its first loss of the season.
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Cameron Boozer had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, the first triple-double of his NBA career, as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124–103 to improve to 5–0.
Seven other Memphis players scored in double figures, led off the bench by Isaiah Stewart with 18.
Memphis broke a close game with a 10–0 run that made it 87–75 with 2:09 left in the third quarter, then outscored Portland 33–20 in the fourth.
Ty Jerome scored 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Ja Morant scored 14 points in his first game against his former team before leaving in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury. Damian Lillard shot 3 of 13.
Memphis won the game in Portland and plays next at Sacramento, still looking for its first loss of the season.