NBA: Jrue Holiday drops season-high 35 as Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies

Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 35 points and handed out 11 assists, Jerami Grant added 30 points and nine rebounds, and Robert Williams III contributed 20 points and 11 boards to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Holiday made 13 of 19 shots from the field, including eight 3-pointers, while Grant went 11-for-19 and Williams 9-for-12. Donovan Clingan recorded nine rebounds and four blocks in just 12 minutes before being ejected in the second quarter.

For Memphis, Jaylen Wells led the scoring with 24 points, GG Jackson added 20, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. Jahmai Mashack had 13 points, while Cam Spencer and Walter Clayton Jr. scored 12 points each. The Grizzlies dropped their fifth game in seven outings.

Memphis, playing the second game of a back-to-back, was limited to eight available players due to injuries. Star guard Ja Morant missed his 19th consecutive game with a left elbow injury.

Grant scored 16 points in the third quarter to help Portland pull away. He added eight more points during a three-minute stretch late in the quarter, giving the Trail Blazers a 91-82 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Holiday sparked Portland after Memphis closed the gap to 100-98. He made three consecutive 3-pointers in a two-minute span, extending the lead to 109-100 with 6:53 remaining. Memphis could not get closer than eight points for the rest of the game.

The game was tied at 59 at halftime. Portland built an early nine-point lead, but Memphis surged ahead by eight points with under three minutes left in the first half.

Clingan was ejected with 3:14 left in the second quarter after a flagrant elbow on Prosper.

The Grizzlies also played without Scotty Pippen Jr., Cedric Coward, and Ty Jerome, who had been available in Tuesday’s game against Minnesota. Portland was missing leading scorer and All-Star Deni Avdija, who is nearing a return from injury.

—Field Level Media/Reuters