Game Thread GAME# 78: GRIZZLIES @ BLAZERS - APRIL 3, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

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2019-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
31 - 46
(11-27 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
49 - 28
(29-9 Home)

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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

MIKE CONLEY VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

TYLER DORSEY VS RODNEY HOOD

SF

JUSTIN HOLIDAY VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

BRUNO CABOCLO VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

C

IVAN RABB VS ENES KANTER

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), WEDNESDAY, 4/3/2019

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

-- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES --

CARTER , WRIGHT , BRADLEY

HANNAHS , WATANABE , WASHBURN

PARSONS , NOAH

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

CURRY , SIMONS , TURNER

TRENT Jr. , LAYMAN

LABISSIERE , COLLINS , LEONARD


INJURIES
GRIZZLIES
Mike Conley (left ankle soreness): QUESTIONABLE
Avery Bradley (shin): QUESTIONABLE
Joakim Noah (right knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
Dillon Brooks (right toe injury): OUT
Jaren Jackson Jr. (right deep thigh bruise): OUT
Jonas Valanciunas (right ankle sprain): OUT
Kyle Anderson (right shoulder soreness): OUT
C.J. Miles (left foot injury): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
C.J. McCollum (left leg injury): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg injury): OUT



HEAD COACHES

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J.B. BICKERSTAFF --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL GRIZZLIES' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday’s game marks the fourth and final meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season. Memphis leads the season series, 2-1.

• LAST MEETING: The Grizzlies outscored the Trail Blazers 38-25 in the fourth quarter to secure a 120-111 come-from-behind victory in Memphis on March 5. Mike Conley scored a career-high 40 points (12-18 FG, 6-7 3-PT, 10-15 FT) to go with four rebounds and four assists while CJ McCollum paced the Trail Blazers with 27 points (9-13 FG, 3-5 3-PT, 6-6 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one block.

• In three games against Memphis this season, Damian Lillard has averaged 20.7 points (38.9% FG, 39.1% 3-PT, 84.6% FT), 4.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists.

• In two games against the Grizzlies this season, Maurice Harkless has averaged 14.5 points (70.6% FG, 40.0% 3-PT, 75.0% FT), 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.00 steal.

• Delon Wright scored 25 points (9-13 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 6-7 FT) to go with three rebounds, one assist and two steals off the bench against Portland on March 5.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 49-39
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 26-17
AT THE GRIZZLIES: Trail Blazers lead, 23-22

 

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WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

As of 4/1/2019
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[KingSpeed]

Going for 50!

 

[James lamphear]

When you got Leonard Harkless making 11 million next year then I can't see Aminu at least asking that type of money. That why I see him moving on to sign with another team due to our salary structure for this team. Yes olshey can sign him with any amount of money because we got the right to do so but I don't see it right now. The only way I see it is that Aminu sign a back loaded contract with is 1st year starting around 8-9 million and ending around 11 million.

 

[kjironman1]

@Dan Marang had us possibly not winning another game this season last night on Outsiders.
There was a thread about that show on here somewhere. I read it and realized i had not watched more than maybe 10 mins of that show all season. So i watched another 10 mins and that is what i was listening to.

You can safely bet i probably will not spend another 10 mins watching that show this season.

 

[kjironman1]

Here is an interesting fact.

No team in the Western Conference will win 60 games this season. 55-56 wins will be tops the way it looks. Who would have thought that at the beginning this year.

 

[Strenuus]

Damn, San Antonio is #7 but has the 2nd best home record. 14-24 on the road... I know it's pops and all, but I'd take my chances on that.

 

[kjironman1]

Damn, San Antonio is #7 but has the 2nd best home record. 14-24 on the road... I know it's pops and all, but I'd take my chances on that.

Not afraid of Pops this year. You have to have weapons to win. Pops knows how to use them but doesn't have the arsenal this year.

 

[kjironman1]

Dorell's brother Delon lit us up last time they played if i remember right?

 

[tlongII]

Gotta control Conley. He always goes off against us.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Gotta control Conley. He always goes off against us.

It's true. Head-to-head, Conley owns Dame.

 

[TBpup]

8 'Questionables' for Memphis? Who is left to play? Some of those guys will have to suit up even if they don't play.

 

[DDolla]

Just Win Baby!

 

[illmatic99]

Zach's DNP-CDs have made it so he just always wins. He's 18-5 in the last 23 games that he's played in. Here's his 14-2 stretch since the Warrior game. There some causation here?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Conley will play. He played Saturday and went for 33 points.
He will have 3 1/2 days to rest his "sore" ankle and be ready to torment us as usual.

 

[illmatic99]

Damn, San Antonio is #7 but has the 2nd best home record. 14-24 on the road... I know it's pops and all, but I'd take my chances on that.

Very low likelihood of us matching up vs SA or OKC. They aren't climbing out of 7 and we have a really low probability of getting to #2. Look to Utah or Clips.

 

[hoopsjock]

Zach's DNP-CDs have made it so he just always wins. He's 18-5 in the last 23 games that he's played in. Here's his 14-2 stretch since the Warrior game. There some causation here?

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Some of the same things happened with Zach last year. Once he got in the rotation there were random games where he didn't play because Stotts matched small lineups (a few of them he got in the game in garbage time so it might not be full DNP-CDs). I'm still puzzled as to why there were huge stretches with Collins and Nurk playing together earlier in the season and why Collins hasn't gotten more consistent minutes.

The worst one this year was the game after he had 12 and 8 against NO, he didn't play at all against SA.

 

[illmatic99]

Some of the same things happened with Zach last year. Once he got in the rotation there were random games where he didn't play because Stotts matched small lineups (a few of them he got in the game in garbage time so it might not be full DNP-CDs). I'm still puzzled as to why there were huge stretches with Collins and Nurk playing together earlier in the season and why Collins hasn't gotten more consistent minutes.

The worst one this year was the game after he had 12 and 8 against NO, he didn't play at all against SA.

Terry has trust issues. But Zach actually played over 25 mpg with only 2 fouls last night. Seems to finally get his head around not fouling. He played a massive role in shutting down Towns last night.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Very low likelihood of us matching up vs SA or OKC. They aren't climbing out of 7 and we have a really low probability of getting to #2. Look to Utah or Clips.

Well those are the two I wanted to play with Nurk. Now which one? Both are hot but I would assume we want to stay away from Gobert so Dame can attack the basket.

 

[illmatic99]

Well those are the two I wanted to play with Nurk. Now which one? Both are hot but I would assume we want to stay away from Gobert so Dame can attack the basket.

Ya Harrell is gonna destroy our guys on the boards, but they have no rim protectors. Going against Gobert would force us to play Meyers-- I want no part of that. And our wing defenders can mostly handle Gallo/Lou. Clips are the matchup we want.

 

[James lamphear]

Zach is getting better not fouling due he is getting stronger and staying more vertical and maybe the ref are honor him to be legit rim protector.

 

[BBert]

It's true. Head-to-head, Conley owns Dame.

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Ouch

I dislike this

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ouch

I dislike this

I do as well. Sometimes truth hurts.

 

[dviss1]

@Dan Marang had us possibly not winning another game this season last night on Outsiders.
There was a thread about that show on here somewhere. I read it and realized i had not watched more than maybe 10 mins of that show all season. So i watched another 10 mins and that is what i was listening to.

You can safely bet i probably will not spend another 10 mins watching that show this season.

You actually watched that crappy show??

B..bu..but.. You never get that time back....

 

[BlazerBeav]

We've already blown 2 games to this garbage team - blow them out early this time.

 

[kjironman1]

You actually watched that crappy show??

B..bu..but.. You never get that time back....

10 mins of my life GONE!

 

[THE HCP]

10 mins of my life GONE!

That’s weird, my wife said this to me last night right before I fell asleep.

 

[THE HCP]

No Conley? Thats crazy. Is it me or does it seem we play a lot of teams when they missing........ or nevermind.

 

[kjironman1]

That’s weird, my wife said this to me last night right before I fell asleep.

Some have said she can get that back when she has free time? I wouldn't know anything about that but sounds legit.

 

[KingSpeed]

Marang has us losing to Lakers??? Anything possible but 3-2 is more likely than 0-5.