Observations and analysis from the Portland Trail Blazers 92-83 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at FedEx Forum. C.J. McCollum was a magician On a night when Portland shot 36 percent overall and…
C.J. McCollum scores 40 points in loss to…
[blurb-title player='CJ McCollum' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='203468'] [blurb-fact]C.J. McCollum accounted for nearly half of Portland's offense on Wednesday as he scored 40 points on 16-of-27 from the field.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]The Blazers scored just 83 as a team…
Jusuf Nurkic shoots 1-for-15 vs. Grizzlies
[blurb-title player='Jusuf Nurkic' team='POR' pos='C' playerid='203994'] [blurb-fact]Jusuf Nurkic had a nightmare game on Wednesday, shooting 1-for-15 from the field for two points in a loss to the Grizzlies.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]This would be the frontrunner for worst…
Evan Turner posts low-end line vs. Grizzlies
[blurb-title player='Evan Turner' team='POR' pos='G/F' playerid='202323'] [blurb-fact]Evan Turner delivered four points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in Wednesday's road loss.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Turner's typically good for this sort of diverse but uninspiring line,…
Jake Layman starting for Moe Harkless (rest)
[blurb-title player='Jake Layman' team='POR' pos='F' playerid='1627774'] [blurb-fact]Jake Layman will join the Blazers starters on Wednesday, filling in for Maurice Harkless (rest).[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Layman will get a shot to deliver some extra scoring punch for the Blazers…
Moe Harkless (rest) ruled out on Wednesday
[blurb-title player='Maurice Harkless' team='POR' pos='F' playerid='203090'] [blurb-fact]Moe Harkless will sit out Wednesday's game for rest purposes.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Harkless put up a low-key productive line in 31 minutes on Tuesday and is working his way onto the…
Anfernee Simons (illness) ruled out for Wednesday
[blurb-title player='Anfernee Simons' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='1629014'] [blurb-fact]Anfernee Simons (illness) will not play on Wednesday night.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Simons also missed Tuesday's game, so it's not shocking to see him miss both legs of a back-to-back. The young…
Damian Lillard suffers minor shoulder injury
[blurb-title player='Damian Lillard' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='203081'] [blurb-fact]Speaking to reporters after the game, Damian Lillard acknowledged that he tweaked his left shoulder against the Rockets on Tuesday. [/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Lillard stayed in the game and the shoulder…
Al-Farouq Aminu goes for 10 & 15 with…
[blurb-title player='Al-Farouq Aminu' team='POR' pos='F' playerid='202329'] [blurb-fact]Al-Farouq Aminu scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting (including two threes) with 15 rebounds and two assists over 37 minutes in Tuesday's loss to the Rockets. [/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Aminu is…
Moe Harkless picking up the pace after return…
[blurb-title player='Maurice Harkless' team='POR' pos='F' playerid='203090'] [blurb-fact]Moe Harkless scored nine points on 4-of-9 shooting (including a three) with four rebounds, one steal and two blocks over 31 minutes in Tuesday's loss to the Rockets. [/blurb-fact]…
Anfernee Simons (illness) out on Tuesday
[blurb-title player='Anfernee Simons' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='1629014'] [blurb-fact]Anfernee Simons (upper respiratory infection) will not play on Tuesday.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Simons isn't in the rotation anyway so there's no fantasy fallout here.[/blurb-opinion] [blurb-source url='https://twitter.com/CHold/status/1072251683407831042']Casey Holdahl on Twitter[/blurb-source]
Nurk Alert: 22 & 11 with three steals…
[blurb-title player='Jusuf Nurkic' team='POR' pos='C' playerid='203994'] [blurb-fact]Jusuf Nurkic had a superb game in Saturday's 113-105 win over the Wolves, going 7-of-10 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line for 22 points to go with…
Damian Lillard tears up the Wolves with late…
[blurb-title player='Damian Lillard' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='203081'] [blurb-fact]Damian Lillard scored 28 points in Saturday's win, pushing the Blazers over the top by scoring 10 points in the final three minutes and change.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]Dame added eight rebounds,…
C.J. McCollum returns from ankle sprain with 19…
[blurb-title player='CJ McCollum' team='POR' pos='G' playerid='203468'] [blurb-fact]C.J. McCollum returned from a one-game absence to post 19 points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal, two blocks and three 3-pointers in Saturday's win.[/blurb-fact] [blurb-opinion]McCollum sat out on…