Overview
- Ja Morant remained out with a right calf strain and is listed day-to-day after being deemed doubtful before tipoff.
- Portland started rookie Yang Hansen for the first time with Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III unavailable.
- Memphis controlled the glass 52–40, dominated the paint 52–34, and owned second-chance points 19–9 and fast breaks 17–8.
- Seven Grizzlies reached double figures as the bench outscored Portland’s reserves 69–35 to restore a double-digit cushion after a third-quarter Blazers push.
- The win moved Memphis to 11–13 and marked a seventh victory in nine games despite absences for Brandon Clarke, Ty Jerome, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Javon Small, with GG Jackson on G League assignment.