Memphis wins third straight

Memphis wins third straight

Published Jan. 29, 2014 1:58 a.m. ET

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zach Randolph scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds and Mike Conley added 19 points and seven assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 98-81 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Marc Gasol had 15 points and eight rebounds and Courtney Lee scored 12 points for the Grizzlies (23-20), who have won three straight and seven of eight.

Lamarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 16 rebounds as the Blazers (33-13) slipped three games behind Northwest Division-leading Oklahoma City and had their home winning streak snapped at five.

Randolph, the former Blazers forward, registered his 27th double-double of the season as well as his franchise-leading 190th for the Grizzlies, who shot 51.8 percent and led from start to finish.

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Portland fell to 18-5 at home.

The Grizzlies, picking up where they had left off in Saturday's 99-81 home win over Houston, shot 58.3 percent in the first quarter against the Blazers and jumped in front 31-22 behind Randolph's 11 points.

Memphis connected four times from 3-point range in the second quarter, including one by Lee that extended the lead to 57-39 with 3:39 to play in the half.

Damian Lillard connected from long range for Portland to start the fourth quarter, sparking a 23-13 run that cut the deficit to 94-81 with 2:27 to play.

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