LaMarcus Aldridge's 28 lead Blazers past Grizzlies

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points in his third game back from injury and the Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to three games with a 105-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

Reserve Mo Williams added 17 points and Wesley Matthews had 15 for the Blazers, who avoided a three-game sweep in the season series.

Zach Randolph scored 21 points and Marc Gasol had 20 for the Grizzlies, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 3-5 and dropped a half-game behind idle Dallas for the West's eighth and final playoff berth.