Game Thread GAME #63 - BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES - MARCH 4, 2026 - WEDNESDAY - 5:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (2 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

BLAZERS 29-33 GRIZZLIES 23-36

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STARTERS


Jrue Holiday Deni Avdija°

Jerami Grant Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Scottie Pippen Jr Cedric Coward°

Jaylen Wells GG Jackson

Olivier Maxence Prosper*

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WHEN: MARCH 4, 2026 - WEDNESDAY - 5:00 PM PST

WHERE: FEDEX ARENA, MEMPHIS TN



TV BROADCAST



STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH



Robert Williams III Scoot Henderson

Matisse Thybulle Vit Krejci

Kris Murray Sidy Cissiko

Blake Wesley Yang Hansen

Caleb Love* Chris Youngblood*

Jayson Kent* Damian Lillard°

Shaedon Sharpe°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player


Taylor Hendricks Santi Aldana°

Rayan Rupert Cam Spencer

Ty Jerome° Kyle Anderson

Walter Clayton Jr Taj Gibson°

Jevon Small* Jahmai Mashack*

Ja Morant° Brandon Clarke°

Zach Edey° Kentavious Caldwell Pope°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player

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COACH





Tiago Splitter


Tuomas Iisalo

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Achilles - Out
Shaedon Sharpe - Leg - Out
Deni Avdija - Back - Quest
Sidy Cissiko - Ill - Prob
Kris Murray - Ill - Quest

GRIZZLIES

Ja Morant - Elbow - Out
Zach Edey - Ankle - Out
Kentavious Caldwell Pope - Finger - Out
Brandon Clarke - Calf - Out
Santi Aldama - Knee - Quest
Ty Jerome - Thigh - Quest
Cedric Coward - Knee - Quest
Taj Gibson - Recond - Quest


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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 3/6 - 5:00 PM

BLAZERS VS PACERS - 3/8 - 6:00 PM

BLAZERS VS HORNETS - 3/10 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS JAZZ - 3/13 - 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

•The Blazers are 61-49 all time vs the Grizzlies

• The Grizzlies defeated the Blazers119-96 on 12/7 in Memphis

• The Blazers defeated the Grizzlies 135-115 on 2/6 in Portland

• The Blazers defeated the Grizzlies 122-115 on 2/7 in Portland

• The Blazers lead the season series 2-1

• The Blazers drafted Rayan Rupert in the second round of the 2023 draft and played for Portland from 2023-2026. He has played four games for Memphis averaging 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.

• The Blazers drafted Cedric Coward in the 2025 draft and trade him for the rights to Yang Hansen and a 1st rnd pick via Orlando

• The Blazers signed Chris Youngblood to a two way contract

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[Chris Craig]

Bye Jevonte. Welcome Chris and Jayson

 

[wizenheimer]

Blazers facing the first of several tanking teams

Wed, Mar 4, 2026	@	Memphis Grizzlies
Sun, Mar 8, 2026		Indiana Pacers
Fri, Mar 13, 2026		Utah Jazz
Mon, Mar 16, 2026	@	Brooklyn Nets
Wed, Mar 18, 2026	@	Indiana Pacers
Mon, Mar 23, 2026	Brooklyn Nets
Wed, Mar 25, 2026	Milwaukee Bucks
Fri, Mar 27, 2026	Dallas Mavericks
Sun, Mar 29, 2026	Washington Wizards
Thu, Apr 2, 2026	New Orleans Pelicans
Sun, Apr 12, 2026	Sacramento Kings

11 of their last 20 games

 

[BBert]

Bye Jevonte. Welcome Chris and Jayson

Who? Is there a thread discussing these guys?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Is it worth it for Deni to come back this year aside from him possibly getting MIP?

 

[blazerkor]

Is it worth it for Deni to come back this year aside from him possibly getting MIP?

I don't really understand questions like this. Deni will come back when the team of doctors and physical therapists and everyone this team employs to make these kinds of decisions says he can come back.

Sure it could be a mistake but I don't understand people with our distance from the situation questioning the people with doctorates that see Deni and whatever medical testing they've done, up close.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I don't really understand questions like this. Deni will come back when the team of doctors and physical therapists and everyone this team employs to make these kinds of decisions says he can come back.

Sure it could be a mistake but I don't understand people with our distance from the situation questioning the people with doctorates that see Deni and whatever medical testing they've done, up close.

He hasn’t looked the same since hurting his back and he left the last time he did play after less than a minute. So the professionals were right to send him out that game? Did everyone think he fully recovered? Sometimes trying to play through pain makes injuries worse.

This is a fan forum. The trade proposals and ideas we have don’t mean anything. Any suggestions we have don’t mean anything. I don’t understand why this is so hard for some people to understand when it comes to discussing topics related to our team.

 

[Domihatin]

Chris Rock might say:

Just slap a chiropractor on his ass (read: back) and adjust the HELL out of that shit and run him back out there!

Seriously though, I've had chiropractors work wonders with my back back when I was younger and used to injure it with regular heavy lifting.

 

[BassPlaya]

All you need is love dah.....da...da,da,da.

 

[Domihatin]

All you need is love dah.....da...da,da,da.

Love has played better than Henderson, I believe.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Deni has been upgraded to questionable for tonight's game.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Deni has been upgraded to questionable for tonight's game.

Far as I'm concerned, him playing at all since his injury has been questionable at best. Really wish he wouldn't have played those games before the ASG

 

[Chris Craig]

Who? Is there a thread discussing these guys?

Our new two way players. Chris Youngblood was a two way player for the Thunder. I don't know much about Jayson other than he was tearing it up in g league.

 

[wizenheimer]

I don't really understand questions like this. Deni will come back when the team of doctors and physical therapists and everyone this team employs to make these kinds of decisions says he can come back.

Sure it could be a mistake but I don't understand people with our distance from the situation questioning the people with doctorates that see Deni and whatever medical testing they've done, up close.

I really don't understand a position like that considering that these professional with doctorates are responsible for:

* Deni's initial injury was in game 40 on Jan 11
--> he then missed 3 games
--> he returned only 1 week after the injury
--> he played 2 games before hurting his back again on Jan 22
--> he missed 2 games
--> he then returned on Jan 27 after only 5 days rest
--> he played 2 games before re-injuring his back on Jan 30
--> he then missed 4 games before returning on Feb 11
--> he then played 2 games (poorly) before missing the last game before the all-star break
--> he then played 15 minutes all-star weekend and didn't really look right when he did
--> after all-star game, played 2 games, but only played 1 minute in the 2nd game before re-injuring his back

he's played too soon and re-injured his back 3 times. That seems pretty clear. His back was obviously not fully mended but the Blazers played him anyway in Cronin's "it's winning time now" season. Those professionals with doctorates aren't looking very smart right now

 

[BassPlaya]

Our new two way players. Chris Youngblood was a two way player for the Thunder. I don't know much about Jayson other than he was tearing it up in g league.

He's got that sideline three from the right corner down.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Our new two way players. Chris Youngblood was a two way player for the Thunder. I don't know much about Jayson other than he was tearing it up in g league.

Was he tearing it up more than the three guys on our G-league team that other clubs already snatched up while we sat with Cook on our roster?

 

[THE HCP]

Sitting in Starbucks across from the arena. Tou just came in and we were talking about Rupert playing well since he got here…..said he loves seeing it, happy for him, but he’s gonna, “lock em up tonight”!

 

[Chris Craig]

Sitting in Starbucks across from the arena. Tou just came in and we were talking about Rupert playing well since he got here…..said he loves seeing it, happy for him, but he’s gonna, “lock em up tonight”! View attachment 82251View attachment 82252

He's going to have to lock up Rupert? Really? Sad

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I didn't even know that Rupert was playing for the Grizzlies.

 

[THE HCP]

I didn't even know that Rupert was playing for the Grizzlies.

Keep up ma’am.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Keep up ma’am.

I could care less about Rupert now that he's not a Trail Blazer. Keeping tabs on fringe bum NBA players isn't a priority for me. I'm too busy keeping tabs on your wife.