PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Third quarter: Jerami Grant is out with quad soreness. Dalano Banton started the second half.
Half time: Grizzlies 51, Blazers 47.
Memphis rebounded in the second quarter to take a four-point halftime lead.
The Grizzlies bench scored 19 of the team’s 31 points in the quarter.
The Blazers shot 47.4% in the second quarter but committed 11 turnovers and now have 12 for the game. Memphis committed 13 in the first half.
Anfernee Simons leads the Blazers with 10 points. Duop Reath has eight.
First quarter: Blazers 25, Grizzlies 20.
The Blazers shot just 37.5% in the first quarter and led most of the way thanks to six second-chance points and six turnovers committed by Memphis that led to six points for the Blazers.
Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant each scored five points in the quarter.
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THE Portland Trail Blazers will be centerless again Deandre Ayton when they play Saturday night at the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Blazers won 122-92 at Memphis Friday night without Ayton, who sprained his right hand in Tuesday’s loss to the Miami Heat.
Duop Reath, who had 18 points against the Grizzlies, will start again at center.
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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
What: Trail Blazers (16-42) at Grizzlies (20-40), 5 p.m., Saturday.
Or: FedEx Forum, Memphis.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports (in Portland: Comcast 734; DirecTV: 687) and Root Sports PLUS (in Portland: Comcast 1253; DirecTV: 688).
Watch the match live online: You can watch this match live for FREE with Fubo (free try). You can also download this game DirecTV Stream “CHOICE” plan (promotional offers), if you no longer have fuboTV trials, or if you simply prefer this platform and its pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that offers Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this match live on Root Sports Live.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings):
Money line: POR +112 | MEM-108
Spread: ORP +2.5 | More less : 210
INJURIES
Blazers: Deandre Ayton (sprained right wrist), Scoot Henderson (sprained left foot), Malcolm Brogdon (tendonitis of the right elbow), Shaedon Sharpe (lower abdomen surgery) and Robert Williams III (end of season right knee surgery) are absent.
Grizzlies: Luc Kennard (Illness) and John Konchar (left thumb sprain) are available. Desmond Bane (sprained left ankle), Brandon Clarke (left Achilles tendon repair), Jaren Jackson Jr. (right quadrilateral tendon pain), Jacques Morant (labral repair of the right shoulder), Scotty Pippen Jr. (lumbar disc bulge), Derrick Rose (lower back pain) and Smart Marcus (torn right ring finger) are out.
FOLLOWING
The Blazers finish their three-game road trip with a 5 p.m. matchup Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18).
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