Boozer's First Triple-Double Powers Unbeaten Memphis Past Portland as Pelicans Win at Last

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer recorded the first triple-double of his career, with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, as Memphis beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-103 on the road.

Reserve Isaiah Stewart also scored 18 points. Cedric Coward registered 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals, and Zach Edey added 13 points as Memphis improved to 5-0 and remained unbeaten.

Backup GG Jackson scored 12 points, while Ty Jerome, Jaylen Wells and reserve Quinten Post added 10 points apiece for the Grizzlies, who outscored Portland 66-45 in the second half, where the margin of the game was built.

Deni Avdija had 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to pace Portland. Ja Morant had 14 points and three assists in 23 minutes before departing in the fourth quarter due to a left hamstring injury.

Toumani Camara had 13 points and Donovan Clingan added 11 for the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard had just nine points on 3-of-13 shooting.

A 3-pointer by Jerome gave Memphis a 101-89 advantage with 8:43 left and started a 13-0 burst. Coward drained a 3-pointer to conclude it and make it 111-89 with 5:31 remaining.

Wells scored on a layup to make it 117-93 with 3:52 left as Memphis cruised to the finish. The game had been tied at 58 at halftime, when Avdija had 13 points for Portland and Boozer had 13 for Memphis.

Memphis went on a 12-2 burst in the third quarter, with Wells capping it with a 3-pointer for a 72-66 lead. Portland later moved within two before Memphis rattled off 10 straight points to lead 87-75, and Portland trailed 91-83 entering the final stanza.

In another game, the New Orleans Pelicans broke into the win column for the first time this season, beating the visiting Sacramento Kings 132-120. The Kings remain winless.

Jeremiah Fears and Zion Williamson each scored 22 points for New Orleans. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr poured in a season-best 34 points for Sacramento. Fears finished with a career-best 13 assists, his fourth career double-double.

Trey Murphy III chipped in with 19 points for the Pelicans, Herbert Jones 16, Karlo Matkovic 12, and Saddiq Bey and Ben Mathurin 10 apiece. Williamson had five steals. De'Andre Hunter and Precious Achiuwa had 24 points apiece for the Kings, and Zach LaVine totalled 21.

The Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points and added a season-high 12 rebounds, going 11-for-17 from the field including four 3-pointers.

The Hawks led by 10 with 4:34 remaining, but Cleveland twice pulled within one point, the second time on Donovan Mitchell's basket with 21 seconds left. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then sank two crucial free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining to secure the win.

Cleveland got a season-high 24 points from James Harden and 22 from Mitchell. Sam Merrill came off the bench to make four 3-pointers and score 16. Aaron Wiggins added a season-high 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Atlanta, while Jalen Johnson scored 17.