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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Damian Lillard had his lowest-scoring game of the season. CJ McCollum made up the difference by matching the best game of his career.McCollum scored 37 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-94 on Sunday.I just went into the game being aggressive, McCollum said.McCollum had 10 straight Portland points in the closing minutes put the game away, and also matched his career best with six 3-pointers. Lillard added 19 points and seven assists, and Maurice Harkless finished with 18 points.He was big-time, Lillard said about McCollum. Thats who he is. We see him get hot like that all the time. ... As a point guard, and as somebody that knows how capable he is of taking over a game, you go to it.Marc Gasol led Memphis with 21 points, and Mike Conley added 16 points and seven assists. Zach Randolph had 15 points and seven rebounds.The game was close with 13 lead changes and 12 ties before Portland pulled away late behind McCollum hitting 6 of 9 shots in the fourth.He had a good rhythm, Portland coach Terry Stotts said. I thought he took (shots) in rhythm. He got within the context and flow of the game.Conleys 3-pointer from 31 feet at the horn, gave Memphis a 51-47 lead at the break, but the Grizzlies struggled in the second half.We cant seem to find a level of consistent play throughout the game, and thats really hurting us right now, Memphis coach David Fizdale said after his teams second straight loss.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Lillard entered the game ranked second in the league in scoring, averaging 34.2 points. His previous low-scoring game this season was 27 at Phoenix Wednesday. ... Portland has scored at least 100 in all seven of its games. ... McCollums performance marked the first time this season someone other than Lillard led Portland in scoring.Grizzlies: Memphis G Tony Allen left in the second quarter with a right hip injury. He returned in the second half. ... Gasol has made a 3-pointer in all six games hes played this season. ... Conley, who entered the game ranked second in the league in 3-point shooting at 59.3 percent, was 1 of 5 from outside the arc.LADIES and GENTLEMEN, CHANDLER PARSONSParsons, the Grizzlies biggest off-season acquisition, started in his season debut Sunday and missed all eight of his shot in just under 22 minutes. Parsons, signed by Memphis during the offseason for four years, $94 million, did not play in the preseason or in the first six regular season games, recovering from right knee surgery. I expected him to be rusty, Memphis coach David Fizdale said. The guy hasnt played in I dont know how long.DAME DINGED UPLillard injured his left thumb in the second quarter, but didnt leave the game although he kept shaking the hand the rest of the half. While the thumb was swollen, he didnt anticipate any long-term affects. Lillard also rolled his ankle. It would take more than that to keep me out of the game, he said.STILL ADJUSTINGWith Parsons debut, Memphis employed its fifth different starting lineup in the first seven games as first-year coach David Fizdale searches for consistency.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: Portland returns home to face the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. The Trail Blazers lost to Phoenix 118-115 in overtime last WednesdayGrizzlies: Memphis closes out a four-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets. Adidas NMD Aanbieding . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Adidas NMD Uitverkoop . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. http://www.nmdbelgie.com/ . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. Adidas Alphabounce Kopen . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Adidas NMD Goedkoop . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country.The Winnipeg Goldeyes surrendered hits to the Wichita Wingnuts in only the fifth and eighth innings, but Wichita made them count. Wichita scored six runs in the fifth and three more times in the eighth, as they defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 9-6 in the final exhibition game for both teams. It was Winnipegs first time back in Wichita since they clinched last seasons American Association championship. The Goldeyes struck first against Wingnuts reliever Kristhiam Linares, who replaced starter Ryan Hinson after two innings. In the third, Leonard Davis doubled off the right field wall to bring home Jordan Guida to start the scoring. Winnipeg added two more off Linares in the fourth inning off a sacrifice fly from Amos Ramon and a RBI groundout by Guida, as the Goldeyes took a 3-0 lead. Winnipeg starter Pete Gehle retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced, but ran into trouble in the fifth. With two outs and one run already across the plate, Jared McDonald laid down a drag bunt and beat second baseman Amos Ramons throw to first to make it 3-2. That prompted Goldeyes manager Rick Forney to come out and replace him with newly-signed Dan Martony. "Gehle came out and gave us four strong innings. We sent him out there for the fifth just to get him up and down a little more," said Goldeyes pitching coach Jamie Vermilyea. "Its the longest hes gone so far so his legs were getting a little tired and he left a couple balls up. I thought he was out of the inning with that play at first base but the umpire called him safe." Martony was promptly greeted with four consecutive hits. Rodriguez highlighted the barrage with a two-run double to left-center and clean-up hitter CJ Ziegler capped the inning by driving home Rodriguez on a seeing-eye single.ddddddddddddIn all, the Wingnuts sent 10 men to the plate in a six-run inning and grabbed a 6-3 lead. "Its a tough situation to come into. Guys are on base and its his first time pitching in a year," said Vermilyea. "Well get him back out there. Its been that big inning that been our problem this spring training, pitching-wise." It didnt take long for the Goldeyes to respond, as Josh Mazzola led off the sixth with a home run to dead center. Winnipeg would finish the inning with three runs on five hits to tie the game. Nick Liles drove in Guida to tie it at six right after a Fehlandt Lentini RBI single made it a one-run game. In his first at-bat of the game, Stephen Yoo doubled off Goldeyes reliever Chris Allen to lead off the eighth. He would score the go-ahead run on an Abel Nieves base hit. Nieves stretched the lead to two after scoring on an error charged to the third baseman Davis. Kahaulelio drove home the games final run on a single to center, which was booted by Lentini for the Goldeyes third error of the inning. Nick Walters earned the win for Wichita after working a scoreless eighth. Josh Dew worked a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up the save. Jake Kahaulelio and John Rodriguez each drove in two runs at the top of the Wingnuts order.Chris Allen got tagged with the loss for Winnipeg after being roughed up in the eighth. He allowed three runs – only one was earned – on five hits and struck out one. Jordan Guida went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored. ' ' '