Portland and Memphis square off in conference matchup

Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies (6-4, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (3-7, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Portland and Memphis face off.

Portland finished 21-61 overall and 8-44 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.4 points per game while shooting 43.9% from the field and 34.5% from 3-point distance last season.

Memphis finished 27-55 overall and 14-37 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Grizzlies averaged 105.8 points per game last season, 16.0 on free throws and 39.3 from deep.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee).

Grizzlies: Desmond Bane: out (oblique), Vince Williams Jr.: out (leg), Ja Morant: out (hip), Marcus Smart: out (ankle), GG Jackson II: out (foot ), Cam Spencer: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.