The Memphis Grizzlies travel to Portland for a road matchup against the Trail Blazers Tuesday night. Memphis is coming in after losing Monday night to the Utah Jazz 121-105. The Grizzlies shot a 41.3 field goal percentage, making 38 of 92 shots taken and only a 23.1 three point percentage, making 6 of 26 from beyond the arc. Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant ended the night with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.'
Memphis is 4-3 so far this season and currently sit 8th place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are sitting 4th place in the league for offensive efficiency, scoring 118.1 points per game on average. Defensively struggling, Memphis sits at the bottom of the league in 29th place allowing 121.4 points per game. Ja Morant leads the Memphis Grizzlies in scoring averaging 33.3 points per game. Desmond Bane follows Morant in scoring averaging 24.2 points per game. With Desmond Bane out with an injury, the Grizzlies will have some points to make up for offensively.'
The Trail Blazers hit the court coming off a home win against the Houston Rockets 125-111. Portland ended the game with a 42.6 field goal percentage, making 40 of 94 shots and a 36.8 three point percentage, making 14 of 38 three pointers taken. Trail Blazers center Jusuf'Nurkic helped get the win with 27 points and 15 rebounds along with shooting guard Anfernee Simons scoring 30 points and pulling down 5 rebounds.'