No thanks to the Memphis Grizzlies' stingy defense, the Portland Trail Blazers shot just 40.7 per cent from the field and couldn't get over the hump all night long losing 109-99 in Memphis.

The power duo of Marc Gasol (19 points) and Zach Randolph (18 points) did the damage inside to deliver the victory to remain in the 8th spot of the hotly-contested final postseason slots in the Western Conference. Memphis climsb to 7th place with the victory improving to 37-26 in the regular season.

Dallas (which lost to the Golden State Warriors) dropped to 38-27 for 8th place just a game ahead of the Phoenix Suns (36-27).

View the slideshow for more facts and stats from the Blazers-Grizzlies game.

NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
Marc Gasol had 19 to power the Grizz over the Trail Blazers. The Spanish center also added 9 rebounds and 7 assists for yet another all-around effort. Reuters
NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
Conley played an overall game for Memphis scoring when he needs to (17 points, dishing (4 assists), crashing the boards (4 rebounds) and generally being a pest on D (2 steals). Reuters
NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
Damian Lillard was the lone bright spot for Portland with 32 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (8/23 FG) and the rest of the starters struggled from the field (8/22 FG). Reuters
NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
Giving up 99 points was above the norm for the Grizzlies but they contained the Blazers' shooting to just 40.7 per cent (35/58 FG) Reuters
NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies
Zach Randolph: 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists LaMarcus Aldridge: 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots Reuters