2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 7 - 6 (4-1 Road) PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 8 - 6 (4-4 Home) -------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________ ---------PROBABLE STARTERS--------- PG JA MORANT VS DAMIAN LILLARD SG DILLON BROOKS VS RODNEY HOOD SF KYLE ANDERSON VS DERRICK JONES Jr. PF BRANDON CLARKE VS ROBERT COVINGTON C XAVIER TILLMAN VS ENES KANTER ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------- JERSEYS ------- --- -------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), WEDNESDAY, 1/20/2021 WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR TV BROADCAST: RADIO BROADCAST: ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- RESERVES -------------- -- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES -- FRAZIER , JONES , MELTON ALLEN , BANE , KONCHAR McDERMOTT , TILLIE , DIENG ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ---- SIMONS , TRENT Jr. , BLEVINS ELLEBY , LITTLE ANTHONY , GILES INJURIES GRIZZLIES Jonas Valančiūnas (health and safety protocols): OUT Jontay Porter (right knee soreness): OUT Justise Winslow (left hip displacement): OUT Jaren Jackson Jr. (left knee): OUT TRAIL BLAZERS C.J. McCollum (left foot sprain): OUT CJ Elleby (left foot strain): QUESTIONABLE Jusuf Nurkic (broken right wrist): OUT Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture): OUT HEAD COACHES - VS – TAYLOR JENKINS --- TERRY STOTTS OFFICIAL GRIZZLIES' GAME NOTES OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES
We are 1-2 in the first 3 games of our 7-game homestand. Disappointing results so far. We have to find a way to win these next 2 against the Grizz if we want to salvage this homestand. Memphis is a young, athletic team, but we have the veteran savvy and experience. Gotta put it to use here.
So I'm in the "Get the young guys a bunch of burn" camp. Also they need to get Hoody really going. CJ Elleby needs to get some looks. He is the 6-6 shooting guard this team needs at times. I also don't really want to see Lillard try to will wins for the next two months. Obviously Giles needs minutes. Trent is getting a bunch. Ant needs minutes against starters. We all know it's time for Little to get some quality minutes. The Grizzlies, New York and OKC at home are the perfect place to get those players up and going. Win or lose they need to start somewhere. The thing is i never really like the "Tank" concept. But playing the guys you need to play in order to get them minutes would be a good move IMO. You are essentially 2 months from both CJ and Nurk coming back. Collins maybe in there at some point right? When is it too little too late?
Something tells me the Blazers and Lillard will scrape and claw their way to a 25-25 record and hope the guys returning can propel them to the playoffs and get a spot in the play in so they can get swept in the first round. That would suck.
Put Rodney and Trent in the starting lineup and bring either RoCo or Jones of the bench. I love both but the reality is they both are walking bricks and we can't afford that
This absolutely sucks....but to be fair, with Nurk and CJ they were still getting down 15-20 points a game before the injuries. Now it just makes it more difficult to come back. This team needs a major influx of inexpensive talent and the only way that is happening is through the Draft. This is another great opportunity to do so, but instead, we will scrap our way into purgatory and go no where in the Playoffs. Rinse, repeat. Play the hell out of Giles, Little, DJJ, Trent, Elleby and Ant. See what you've got and develop them (as much as Stotts develops young players) and get them ready to possibly actually contribute. #CadeCunninham2021
I think we still have more talent than Memphis, but they will play harder and more together. I'm not satisfied unless we win both, but would be very surprised if we did.
Game day. Yeah I'm still going to pull for them and hope they see a win they can and should get today. Matter of fact i want to see Hood, Trent, Simons, and Giles make an impact and instill some confidence that the season might not be over just yet? Go Blazers! Kjironman is a fan!!!
Once again we face a slow-mo player in Kyle Anderson. The last time we met such a player, in Joe Ingles, he absolutely embarassed us.
No game tonight. Postponed. Guessing on the MEM side-- they've been playing some teams that had cases.
