The Portland Trail Blazers battled hard in the second game of a grueling back-to-back, but ultimately fell to the Memphis Grizzlies by a final score of 103-93 on Wednesday night. The loss marks Portland’s seventh straight overall, tenth of their last eleven, and sixth consecutive at home, after starting the season 10-1 at Moda Center.
A nightmarish first quarter put the team in an early hole, but they dug themselves out with a tenacious effort in the third quarter. They were unable to carry the momentum to the finish line, as Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane caught fire from distance late to finish with a combined 45 points.