Grizzlies at Trail Blazers 4/3/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Memphis Grizzlies look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Pacific Northwest to play the Portland Trail Blazers. The Grizzlies were defeated on Sunday by the Los Angeles Clippers 113-96. Memphis lost center Jonas Valanciunas to a right ankle injury and the big-man will miss the rest of the season. Delon Wright led the Grizzlies in the loss with 20 points, while Chandler Parson scored 17.

Portland won for the seventh time in its last eight games despite playing without two of its top three scorers after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-122 on Monday. The Trail Blazers’ Evan Turner posted a triple-double with 13 points, 11 boards and 10 assists off the bench. Mike Conley leads the Grizzlies in scoring and assists with averages of 21.1 points and 6.4 assists per game. Jonas Valanciunas is the leading rebounder for the Grizzlies with an average of 10.7 per game. Memphis is shooting 45.0% from the field and 33.8% from three-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.1 points and 6.8 assists per game. Enes Kanter is the leader in rebounding with an average of 7.7 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.3 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 46.5% from the field and 36.0% from three-point territory.