Brandon Goldner previewed these two same teams before Friday’s game, and that preview is still very much relevant. Give it a read too.
The Portland Trail Blazers opened up their two-game series against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, and boy-howdy was that an ugly first quarter for both teams. After 6:30 had elapsed from the game clock the score was 7-7. I Love This Game. Fortunately it got better from there, especially for the Blazers in the second half. In the end the Blazers ran away with it and were victorious 122-92.
Memphis’ injury list is staggering, and with Ja Morant heading the list their season has really nosedived.