Grizzlies knock off Trail Blazers, earn date with Warriors

Marc Gasol had 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Grizzlies held off the Trail Blazers 99-93 on Wednesday night and advanced to a Western Conference-semifinal matchup with the Warriors.Memphis, which made the semis for the third time in five years, closed out Portland in five games despite point guard Mike Conley missing his second straight game as he recovers from surgery to repair broken bones near his left eye.Al Horford and Jeff Teague scored 20 points apiece, hitting key baskets in the final minutes, as top-seeded Atlanta bounced back at home to take a 3-2 lead an the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. ...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 68, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, briefly returned to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center when he experienced dizziness two weeks after quadruple coronary-bypass surgery. ...Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for public criticism of the officiating in their Game 5 loss to the Spurs. ...Atlanta guard Kyle Korver won the NBA Sportsmanship Award and will receive the Joe Dumars Trophy after out-polling second-place Anthony Davis of the Pelicans and third-place Pau Gasol of the Bulls.