Schedule and 2014-15 Results
Regular Season Records: Memphis 55-27, Portland 51-31
Game 1 on Sunday, 19 April: Portland loses at Memphis, 100-pts-86
Game 2 on Wednesday, 22 April: Portland loses at Memphis, 97-pts-82
Game 3 on Saturday, 25 April: Memphis wins at Portland, 115-pts-109
Game 4 on Monday, 27 April: Memphis loses at Portland, 99-pts-92
Game 5 on Wednesday, 29 April: Portland loses at Memphis, 99-pts-93

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Memphis Grizzlies hosted and topped the Portland Trailblazers 99-pts-93 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1276 victory. With the series 1276 win, the Memphis Grizzlies improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1276 loss, the Portland Trailblazers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 11-14 overall and 1-5 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Memphis Grizzlies in series 1276 was WWWLW: Series 1276 thus becomes the eighth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 34th NBA series (all rounds), and the 85th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Portland Trailblazers hosted and defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 99-pts-92 to reduce the Memphis Grizzlies best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1276 lead to 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Memphis Grizzlies have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 0-9 and a Game 5 record of 5-4. Portland trailed Game 4 by seven points after three quarters, but prevailed. In the history of best-of-7 format NBA playoff games since 1946, inclusive, home teams down seven points after three quarters had a game record of 10-44 (.185).

After Game 3: The Memphis Grizzlies visited and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 115-pts-109 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1276 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Memphis Grizzlies have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 0-5 and a Game 4 record of 4-1. Memphis leads a best-of-7 NBA playoff series three-games-nil for the first time. Portland was the last NBA team to trail a best-of-7 NBA playoff series three-games-nil but force a Game 7 (in series 894, against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2003 Preliminary round).

After Game 2: The Memphis Grizzlies hosted and bested the Portland Trailblazers 97-pts-82 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1276 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Memphis Grizzlies have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 3 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 1-6 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 2-5. The Memphis Grizzlies hold a 2-games-nil lead for the first time in this, their 11th best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

After Game 1: The Memphis Grizzlies hosted and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 100-pts-86 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1276 lead of 1-game-nil.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NBA regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies finished four games ahead of the Portland Trailblazers. From 1947 through the 2014 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 24-12 (.667) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1276 is the 11th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Memphis Grizzlies, and the 25th for the Portland Trailblazers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Memphis Grizzlies have an all-rounds series record of 3-7, a Preliminary-round series record of 2-5, and a Game 1 record of 2-8 (with an active five-Game 1 losing streak), while the Portland Trailblazers have an all-rounds series record of 11-13, a Preliminary-round series record of 1-4, and a Game 1 record of 10-14. Series 1276 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trailblazers.