Portland leveled the the Western Conference First Round 3-3, taking an easy win handed to them by a sloppy performance by Memphis. "You play like that, and you're going to get beaten," said Memphis coach Bob after the game. "Doesn't matter who you're playing - we proved that today." Poor play all afternoon, especially in clutch situations, proved costly for Memphis and negated a solid outing by Whitfield.

Portland was led by King (10 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, a block), Guerrero (21 points, 2 assists), Thompson (13 points, a steal). Memphis was led by Whitfield (21 points, 12 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block), Manly (19 points, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Dimascio (17 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, a block).

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