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Holiday, Grant Lead Blazers Past Grizzlies

Jrue Holiday had 35 points and 11 assists, and Jerami Grant added 30 points as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-114 on Wednesday night.

The Trail Blazers (30-33), making a push to qualify for the postseason, used a 24-19 scoring edge over the final nine minutes to seal the win. Portland had lost three of their last four and four of their last six games entering Wednesday.

Robert Williams III had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Portland. For Memphis, Jaylen Wells led with 24 points, GG Jackson added 20, and Ja Morant missed his 18th straight game due to a left elbow injury.