Jerami Grant hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer to lift the short-handed Trail Blazers over the host Suns 108-106 on Friday night.
Portland led for most of the night and built a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter, but settled for an 86-80 advantage heading into the fourth.
That’s about the time the cold-shooting Suns finally started hitting some shots. Damion Lee made three 3-pointers in the fourth, including one from the corner with 4:15 left that tied the score at 97.Portland is now tied with Phoenix atop the Western Conference at 6-2. The Suns’ two losses both came against the Blazers.
Jerami Grant hits the game-winning, buzzer-beating shot in the Trail Blazers’ 108-106 win over the Suns.The Blazers were playing without the high-scoring backcourt of Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons . The two have combined to average 53 points per game this season. The Suns had their own injury issues. They were missing both of their backup point guards — Cam Payne and Duane Washington Jr. — so when All-Star Chris Paul was on the bench it was a challenge to get good shots.
The Trail Blazers took advantage of the Suns’ sloppy second unit on the way to a 59-49 halftime lead. Grant led the Blazers with 18 points while Ayton also had 18 points for the Suns before the break.Johnson scored a season-high 29 points in Tuesday’s win over the Timberwolves. He appeared to suffer the injury when the Suns were in transition. Johnson planted to run down the court, but landed awkwardly and started limping. He came out of the game a few plays later.
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