Portland and Memphis meet in a conference duel

Memphis plays Portland in the Western Conference on Sunday. The teams will play on Sunday for the first time this season. Portland is 1-3 at home and Memphis is 2-2 on the road.

Memphis Grizzlies (6-4, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (3-7, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Ore.; Sunday, 6:00 p.m. PST

CONCLUSION: The Western Conference opponents, Portland and Memphis, face each other.

Portland finished 21-61 overall and 8-44 in the Western Conference a season ago. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.4 points per game last season while shooting 43.9% from the field and 34.5% from 3-point range.

Memphis finished the 2023-24 season with a record of 27-55 overall and 14-37 in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies averaged 105.8 points per game last season, including 16.0 on free throws and 39.3 from long range.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee).

Grizzlies: Desmond Bane: out (oblique), Vince Williams Jr.: out (leg), Ja Morant: out (hip), Marcus Smart: out (ankle), GG Jackson II: out (foot), Cam Spencer: out ( Ankle).