Kanya-Living Jewels » ard field goal, and New York recovered a fumble fr

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies are headed on a three-game road trip with a better grip on the Western Conferences final playoff spot. Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Zach Randolph added 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 on Tuesday night. The victory kept Memphis in the conferences eighth spot with a one-game edge over the idle Phoenix Suns. But players are not satisfied with the current position. "Even though we are in, we want to be higher," guard Courtney Lee said. "Were still chasing, and I think thats the right mindset to have going forward because if you continue to chase, youll never get complacent and fall off." Mike Conley added 17 points and Lee finished with 16. Mike Miller had 14 for Memphis, which won its third straight. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 32 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the field, but connecting on 12 of 13 free throws, including six in the fourth quarter when he was fouled on a pair of 3-point attempts. LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Nicolas Batum contributed 15 points for Portland, which lost its third straight, matching its longest skid of the season. Memphis built its lead to double-digits early in the fourth quarter and Portland got it under 10 -- to nine -- on only two occasions the rest of the way. The common refrain from the Trail Blazers was it was "just one of those nights." "They would just get a tip ball or a loose ball and they would hit a 3 with it," Lillard said. "It was just one too many of those situations." While Memphis heads on a road trip to New Orleans, Toronto and Philadelphia holding the final playoff spot, Portland sits in the conferences fifth slot. Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts was pleased with the way his team competed and shooting 22 of 29 from the foul line. "I thought we had a lot of shots we normally make," Stotts said. "We took care of the ball (eight turnovers). We got to the free-throw line. We were aggressive. "I thought it was just one of those nights." Portland struggled from the field, connecting on 41 per cent for the game. In addition to Lillards percentage, Aldridge was 8 of 23 and Batum was 5 of 13. Wesley Matthews managed only one field goal on seven attempts. "I think he had good looks," Stotts said of Aldridges shooting. "But you cant make them every night." Aldridge considered it just part of a shooting slump that will end at some point. "I am going to find my rhythm, and I am going to make those shot Ive been missing soon. It will get a lot better," he said. The Grizzlies, who shot at least 50 per cent in each quarter, finished the night at a season-best 56 per cent including 6 of 12 from outside the arc. Memphis held a 54-47 lead at the break, but Portland was close despite shooting 41 per cent. The Trail Blazers gathered nine offensive rebounds for 10 second-chance points. Memphis stretched the lead back to 15 to open the second half, and kept the advantage through the middle stages of the quarter. Lee was the catalyst for Memphis, scoring 13 in the quarter, a difference, he said, of not playing as passive as he had in the first half. "Coaches and my teammates were telling me to go out and be more aggressive," Lee said of the second half. "You dont have to tell me that twice." The Trail Blazers closed the stanza on a 10-4 run to cut the lead to 78-69 entering the fourth. After Nick Calathes connected on a 3-pointer to open the fourth period, Memphis had its double-digit lead back. NOTES: Memphis has won five straight in the series. ... Portland G Will Barton, who played at the University of Memphis, got in for the final minute of the game. ... Five of the previous seven games in the series were decided by six points or less. ... Memphis has a seven-game home winning streak. Adidas Yeezy Italia Online . It will be their 15th head-to-head meeting and fourth in the post-season (Sunday at 2pm et/11am pt on CTV) and for his part, Brady isnt downplaying just how big the game is for him. "Im excited - Its everything you could ask for as an athlete," the New England Patriots quarterback told WEEI Radio in Boston on Monday. Adidas Yeezy Scontate . Ferrer will play Mikhail Youzhny on Sunday after he defeated Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 6-4 in an all-Russian semifinal. "Youzhny is a good player," Ferrer said. http://www.adidasyeezyscontate.it/.com) - St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been selected as the NHLs top players for last week. Yeezy Boost Scontate .C. -- The Steve Smith era in Carolina is over. Scarpe Yeezy Scontate .com) - The Carolina Hurricanes placed defenseman John-Michael Liles on injured reserve Tuesday.St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Odell Beckham Jr. put on a show once again, amassing 148 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches to help the New York Giants record a 37-27 win over the St. Louis Rams. New Yorks third straight victory featured another jaw-dropping performance by the rookie sensation, who followed up an 11-reception, 130-yard effort at Tennessee in Week 14 with last Sundays 12-grab, 143-yard, three-touchdown display against Washington. Beckham wasnt the only Giant to put up big numbers on a day in which New York (6-9) piled up a season-best 514 yards. Eli Manning threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns while completing 25-of-32 attempts, Rueben Randle caught six passes for 132 yards and a touchdown and Andre Williams added 110 rushing yards on 26 carries. Offense was clicking from the start, Manning said. (We) moved the ball well, ran the ball well ... (and) were pretty effective against a good defense. St. Louis (6-9) hadnt allowed a touchdown in any of its previous three games, having yielded only 12 points during that stretch. Shaun Hill hit on 24-of-32 throws for 290 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Rams. Kenny Britt finished with 103 yards on nine catches, while Tre Mason had 76 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes in the loss. Im going to give Eli a lot of credit. He has played well of late, Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. The Giants came out strong, putting St. Louis in a 10-0 hole before the Rams offense even stepped onto the field. A 49-yard connection from Manning to Randle on the games opening drive led to Josh Browns 29-yard field goal, and New York recovered a fumble from Benny Cunningham on the resulting kickoff at the opposing 21-yard line. The turnover led to Beckhams 9-yard touchdown catch on a busted coverage midway through the first quarter. St. Louis got on the board via Greg Zuerleins 51-yard field goal on the subsequent series, set up in part by Browns unnecessary roughness penalty on the ensuing kickoff that started the Rams in New York territory. Brown answered with a 37-yard make early in the second quarter, with Larry Donnells 23-yard catch that was initially ruled incomplete but overturned on a challenge, placing the Giants in range for the kick. New York increased the margin to 20-3 by churning out 80 yards in 10 plays on its next possession. Orleans Darkwa, who fforced Cunninghams special-teams fumble earlier, capped the sequence with a darting 12-yard run for his first career touchdown.dddddddddddd The Rams responded by marching 74 yards in just five plays, with Britts acrobatic 27-yard sideline catch and a long defensive pass interference penalty on the Giants Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie preceding Masons 10-yard run into the end zone that gave St. Louis some needed momentum with 2:18 left in the half. Hill skillfully executed a two-minute drive culminating in Zuerleins 20-yard field goal to bring the Rams within 20-13 at the break, but the Giants scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the third quarter to create some more distance. Williams ripped off a 45-yard run deep into St. Louis territory on the first of those treks, and Manning teamed up with Randle for a 7-yard touchdown four plays later. Hill then went 6-for-6 in engineering a 10-play, 90-yard jaunt he finished with a 23-yard strike to Lance Kendricks late in the third quarter. However, Beckham blew past the St. Louis secondary less than a minute afterward, and Manning hit the rookie in stride for an 80-yard touchdown that put New York up by a 34-20 count. Brown tacked on a 52-yard field goal with 8:29 remaining, ending a drive that was extended by an offsides penalty on the Rams with the Giants punting. Hills 47-yard delivery to a wide-open Chris Givens pulled St. Louis within 37-27 with under four minutes left, but he lost a fumble on a sack by Kerry Winn with 1:53 to go and New York ran out the remaining time. Game Notes The teams combined for 21 penalties totaling 225 yards, with the Giants flagged 12 times for 149 yards ... The game also had three players ejected, New York wideout Preston Parker and defensive end Damontre Moore and Rams end William Hayes, after a fight ensued on the Giants sideline after Beckham was hit late by St. Louis linebacker Alec Ogletree in the second quarter ... Beckham eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season and now has 79 catches, breaking the Giants rookie mark set by Jeremy Shockey in 2002 ... The Giants have won six straight meetings with St. Louis, with Manning throwing 12 touchdowns and just one interception in the last four of those games ... Rams cornerback E.J. Gaines left the game in the third quarter after colliding with teammate Tim McDonald. ' ' '