There are 30 article(s) tagged Memphis vs. Portland:

• December 2021

  • Trail Blazers end Grizzlies’ five-game winning streak

    Dillon Brooks scored a career-high 37 points, but it was a cold-shooting night from the other Grizzlies. 

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    Ja Morant back on Grizzlies sideline, testing out knee

    By Drew Hill December 19, 2021

• April 2021

  • Calkins: On the sweet pleasure of beating the evil Trail Blazers

    On the sixth anniversary of the game in which the Portland Trail Blazers broke Mike Conley’s face, the Grizzlies swept the evil Blazers (and reminded us how intense NBA basketball can be). 

    By Geoff Calkins April 25, 2021

• August 2020

  • Calkins: For Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, this is what makes the future magnificent

    The season ended with a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday. But the rookie showed the country why this will be remembered as one of the most important seasons in the history of the franchise. 

    By Geoff Calkins August 15, 2020

• July 2020

  • Calkins: Grizzlies lose a heartbreaker — and boy, did it feel good

    The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of eight seeding games. It was agonizing, certainly. But somehow, the agony felt wonderful.

    By Geoff Calkins July 31, 2020

  • Calkins: It’s Memphis against the world. Or at least the rest of the NBA

    The Grizzlies normally save growl towels for the playoffs. But in this strangest of NBA seasons, the next eight games may be the closest thing. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 30, 2020