The Portland Trail Blazers got off to a hot start and it seemed like the Memphis Grizzlies were destined for another bad loss. The second unit came in and made a big difference to keep them in it which gave Mike Conley a chance to take over down the stretch as he did.
After Portland got up 26-15 after the first quarter the Grizzlies locked in defensively. CJ McCollum scored 40 of the Trail Blazers 83 points in this game.
Besides, that Memphis did a really good job defending. Outside of McCollum they only made 27% of their shots.