Overview
- Santi Aldama paced Memphis with 22 points as seven Grizzlies hit double figures and the hosts notched their seventh win in nine games.
- Memphis’ reserves outscored Portland’s bench 69-35, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jaylen Wells adding 17 each and Jock Landale scoring 15.
- Portland was without centers Donovan Clingan (leg bruise) and Robert Williams III (illness), prompting rookie Yang Hansen’s first NBA start; he finished with four points and five rebounds.
- Turnovers, 35% shooting and a 65-47 rebounding deficit, including 16 offensive boards allowed for 19 second-chance points, undercut Portland after a brief third-quarter rally to 69-65.
- Ja Morant remained listed as doubtful with a right calf strain and did not play, with coach Tuomas Iisalo describing him as day-to-day.