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Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Zach Randolph scored 20 points with 15 rebounds to help the Memphis Grizzlies in a 102-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Courtney Lee and Beno Udrih each contributed 17 points, with Udrih making all seven of his attempts -- including a pair of big shots down the stretch. Jeff Green also scored 17 points in his FedEx Forum debut for the Grizzlies. Memphis has won four straight games and also sent the Blazers to their first three-game losing streak of the season. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 32 points and nine rebounds in the loss. Wesley Matthews and Damian Lillard went for 25 and 23 points, respectively. Matthews opened the final frame with a basket to cut the Blazers deficit to six, but Memphis responded with six straight points to regain a double-digit lead. A 12-2 Portland run was opened and closed with Matthews converting 3-pointers as the visitors closed to within two with 5:18 left. Lee stemmed the momentum with a 3-pointer out of a timeout to push the lead to 89-84, but the Blazers would not go away. Aldridge knocked down a pair of free throws to trim the deficit to three, then both teams traded baskets before Green came up with a big tip-in with 1:51 on the clock. Lillard hit a 3-pointer that cut it to two preceding Udrihs jumper from the top of the key with 38.4 seconds left. Matthews tossed up a deep 3-pointer on Portlands next touch, Randolph came down with the board and hit both free throws at the other end. Lillard then converted an off-balance 3 for the Blazers, but Udrih ran the clock down, drove past Lillard and made another mid-range jumper to essentially seal the outcome with 8.7 seconds remaining. Memphis made 75 percent of its shots in the first quarter to take a 30-23 lead into the second. Marc Gasol, who had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists, knocked down a jumper to start a 14-6 run over the final five minutes of the second quarter to help the Grizzlies to a 60-42 lead at the break. Randolph contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. Matthews and Steve Blake each canned a 3-pointer around a Randolph basket late in the third, then Matthews nailed another triple to make it a 78-70 game entering the fourth. Game Notes Memphis made 51 percent of its shots, limiting the Blazers to 39 percent shooting ... The Grizzlies led by as many as 20 ... There were a total of six fastbreak points scored between both teams ... The Grizzlies bench outscored Portlands reserves 31-11. Nemanja Bjelica Kings Jersey . Even that couldnt slow them down against the New Orleans Hornets. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 31 points apiece and the Thunder overcame injuries to two key backups to beat New Orleans 101-93 Monday night for their 10th straight home win. 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The England international had both goals in TFCs season-opening 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Charles Johnson joined the Minnesota Vikings two weeks into this season, two days after the release of Jerome Simpson because of continuing off-the-field troubles.Signing a player off Clevelands practice squad in mid-September is not the type of transaction that causes a stir. This was simply a move by the Vikings to give a young wide receiver a try, with an opening at that position following Simpsons release.Little did anyone around the league realize then that the Vikings had actually acquired their primary pass-catcher.Id never heard of him. Id never seen him before, teammate Jarius Wright said. But Ive played receiver for a long time, so you know good receivers when you see them. We knew he definitely had a talent and that he could help us out.Johnson was a seventh-round draft pick by Green Bay last year who finished his college career at NCAA Division II power Grand Valley State in Michigan.In two seasons for the Lakers, Johnson had 128 receptions, 2,229 yards and 31 touchdowns in 22 games. At GVSUs pro day workout for NFL scouts, Johnson ran a couple of 40-yard dashes under 4.4 seconds. With a 6-foot-2, 215-pound frame, he had the physical potential.Theres that whole small-school thing, though. Was the success he had more because of the level of competition?I know some small-school guys are great, just like myself, Johnson said, adding: I just go out there and play my game. Theyll see how it is. Once they line up and they have to guard me, theyll see how I can play.Not here. Johnson has been targeted 30 times over the past four games by Teddy Bridgewater for a team-high 26.5 per cent. Johnson has 15 catches for 283 yards and two touchdowns and was inches from another score on Sunday against the New York Jets when he fumbled at the goal line and Jerome Felton recovered for the touchdownn.ddddddddddddThat gaffe was quickly forgiven.He made some plays the first week or two and then I was like, This guy might be able to play, said Felton, who hadnt heard of Johnson, either, when he signed. Felton added: Its always cool to see a guy come in that comes in from nothing and gets an opportunity and takes advantage of it.Johnson has overtaken Cordarrelle Patterson, one of the teams first-round draft picks last year, at the split end or X position.Hes a great route runner. Hes a guy whos very patient. Hes a guy whos going to continue to work hard. Weve seen nothing but flashes from him ever since hes arrived here, Bridgewater said.Johnson was put on the practice squad by the Packers last season until the Browns picked him up. He was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he arrived, however, a training camp injury hed been defiantly playing through.Johnson came back with the Browns this year, and then the Vikings called. Offensive co-ordinator Norv Turner and quarterbacks coach Scott Turner were with him in Cleveland last season.So while Johnson joining the Vikings was not by chance, choosing Grand Valley State was. After starting at Eastern Kentucky and transferring to a Southern California junior college following a suspension, Johnson took a year off to be near his ailing father.When he was ready to resume his career, he learned hed have an additional season of eligibility at a non-Division I school. So he googled the nations top Division II teams and discovered Grand Valley State.These days, Johnson is the one the search engines are turning up.Im still young and Im still new to this game of NFL football, he said. Im just going to keep getting better each and every week.___Online:AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '