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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Longtime Memphis Grizzly Marc Gasol carried the team throughout the game. The teams newest member closed out an unexpected win.Gasol scored 36 points, but it was a pair of free throws by reserve guard Toney Douglas with less a second left that closed out Memphis 88-86 comeback victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.We gave them everything we could. We just threw the kitchen sink at them, said Memphis coach David Fizdale, who watched his team overcome an 11-point deficit in the final 5 minutes. I dont know if we got lucky or what.Douglas last-second free throws gave him 11 points, including the games final six to seal Memphis fifth consecutive victory. The Grizzlies have won 12 straight that either went to overtime or were decided by five points or less.I wish I could tell you, Gasol said when asked about Memphis ability to pull out close games. We just keep fighting. Youve seen it in many games now where we just dont let go of the rope.Gasol was 13 of 24 from the field, including 4 of 6 from outside the arc. But Douglas, signed by Memphis this week because of injuries, took over down the stretch. The guard scored on a 19-footer with 34 seconds left, then converted two pairs of free throws in the last 20 seconds.CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 24 points, and Damian Lillard had 19. Evan Turner had 15 points and 10 rebounds.Portland held a 79-68 lead after Al-Farouq Aminu scored inside with 5:28 left. But Memphis clicked off a 14-2 rally, Gasol collecting nine points in the stretch capped by a 30-footer from Troy Daniels with 1:35 remaining.The game settled into a one-possession contest at that point, including four ties. Portland center Mason Plumlee split a pair of free throws with 7 seconds left, and the Grizzlies pushed the ball down court. Douglas pump fake drew a foul from Lillard with a half-second remaining.Its a tough call, Lillard said. I think at that point of the game, there are some calls you make, and there are some you just play basketball. You cant be as technical about it.TIP-INSBlazers: Turner started his first game of the season due to an injury to Maurice Harkless. ... G Allen Crabbe finished with seven points after scoring at least 14 in four straight games. ...Plumlee had four points, ending his streak of seven straight games in double figures.Grizzlies: Fizdale finally said enough about calls and no-calls late in the first half to earn a technical. Lillard missed the ensuing free throw to open the third. ...Gasol also got a tech in the third quarter for arguing a call. .Tony Allen had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis. ... F JaMychal Green had a career-high 18 rebounds. His previous best was 17 this week in a win at New Orleans.EXTENSIONSEarlier Thursday, the Grizzlies announced they have agreed to multi-year extensions with general manager Chris Wallace, John Hollinger, executive vice president of basketball operations, and Ed Stefanski, executive vice president of player personnel. Terms were not disclosed.HARKLESS HURTPortland forward Maurice Harkless did not play because of a left ankle sprain suffered late in Portlands 115-107 loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday night. I remember him wincing. He was on the free throw line, Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. It was late in the game, like the last 2 minutes.HELLO, MR. DOUGLAS:Douglas was signed Monday by the team because of multiple injuries for the Grizzlies. His name isnt even on a locker. But Fizdale recognized the guards importance. We dont win that game without him. Fresh off the street, but thats who he is. .Hes a bulldog.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: Portland hits the middle game of a five-game trip, landing in Indiana on Saturday to face the Pacers.Grizzlies: Memphis continues its homestand Saturday against the Gold State Warriors.Pablo Sandoval Red Sox Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. Brandon Workman Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. https://www.cheapredsox.com/581z-roger-clemens-jersey-red-sox.html . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Koji Uehara Red Sox Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.ARLINGTON, Texas -- Detroit Tigers left-hander Matt Boyd looked a bit like a young Cole Hamels, with the addition of a slider.Boyd limited the AL-best Texas Rangers to two hits over seven innings in a 2-0 win over Hamels, the 2008 World Series MVP who allowed 17 base runners but only those two runs in seven innings Saturday night.To be truthful, I thought Matt Boyd was sharper .... he was a little bit better, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said about the 25-year-old who made his 21st career start over two seasons.It was the longest of 11 starts this season by Boyd (4-2) as the Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak.Everything was kind of working pretty good. The curveball was working early, and the slider was working better late, Boyd said. I was just getting ahead with fastballs, throwing the changeup well and letting the defense work for us.Casey McGehee had four of the Tigers 14 hits against Hamels. Shane Greene worked the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez the ninth for his 33rd save in 36 chances, and to wrap up Detroits sixth shutout this season.The Tigers opened the fifth with three consecutive singles, McGehee leading it off and scoring on a hit by Victor Martinez for a 1-0 lead. McGehee added an RBI double an inning later.The 14 hits were the most ever allowed by Hamels (12-4), who also walked three. But the Tigers left 11 runners on base against him, seven in scoring position. The lefty benefited from a double play, two outfield assists and a pickoff for his final out of the game.We put some pressure on, but he was able to wriggle out of it. Hes one of the best pitchers in the game. Theres a reason why hes one of the best pitchers, Ausmus said. He knows how to handle a tight situation with a lot of men on base and a lot of traffic. He did a nice job getting out of it.The last pitcher in the majors to give up at least 14 hits and two earned runs or less in at least seven innings was Montreals John Dopson, who allowed two runs and 15 hits in 8 2/3 innings against Atlanta on July 3, 1988.Really only gave up two hard hit balls, Rangers manager Jeff Banistter said.dddddddddddd The rest of the game he managed well. He made pitches, got the outs that he needed to, but you dont see that line much any time. Gritty performance by Cole.The Tigers had runners thrown out at third and home by outfielders in the fourth.Mike Avilies tried to advance from first on Jarrod Saltalamacchias single to left, but Jurickson Profar got his first career outfield assist with a one-hop throw to third baseman Adrian Beltre. The inning ended with Saltalamacchia out trying to score when Ian Kinsler blooped a double down the line that ricocheted off Shin-Soo Choo when he slid trying to catch it. But the right fielder got up, retrieved the ball from foul territory and threw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who made a sweeping tag for the out.SHORT HOPS: The Tigers had lost six in a row to Texas. ... It was only the fourth time in Rangers history that a starter allowed 14 hits, the first since Matt Harrison against Tampa Bay in 2012. Harrison was one of the players sent to Philadelphia last summer in the trade to acquire Hamels, who is since 19-6 in 35 starts for Texas.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: Dixon Machado made his season debut at shortstop, a day after Jose Iglesias (strained left hamstring) became the Tigers third everyday starter in a week to go on the disabled list. ... Aviles made his first start in center this season, filling in for injured Cameron Maybon.Rangers: Colby Lewis threw a 30-pitch bullpen, and is expected to throw 40 pitches Tuesday. Lewis, 6-1 before a strained right lat in June, is eligible to come off the 60-day DL next Sunday. ... RHP Tanner Scheppers, out all season after left knee surgery, threw live BP, and is now expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with one inning for Double-A Frisco.UP NEXTTigers: Rookie right-hander Michael Fulmer (9-3, 2.43 ERA) takes his sixth shot at becoming the first AL rookie to win 10 games.Rangers: The Rangers have won the last four starts by A.J. Griffin ' ' '