After last night’s 122-92 blowout, your 16-42 Portland Trail Blazers will try to hurt the 20-40 Memphis Grizzlies at home for the second game in two nights.Both are injured. -loaded clubs will be without many of their usual stars as they prepare for tonight’s rematch, which is expected to tip off at 5:00 PM PT.Of course, neither team is too worried about winning tonight, as the priority now is to lose as many games as possible in the NBA draft lottery this summer.Veteran Memphis swingman Luke Kennard, who sat out last. night’s effort with an undisclosed ailment, is on the NBA’s latest injury report, according to which his status has been questioned. One of the best long-range shooters in the league, the 6’5″ wing from Duke is making 44.8% of his six three-point attempts per game in 29 contests (13 starts). His return greatly favors Memphis, who made 37.5% of 24 three-pointers yesterday..
Elsewhere, however, Memphis’ injury report is quite the rap sheet. The club is missing four regular starters, guard Ja Morant (right shoulder on the mend), shooting guard Desmond Bane (sprained left ankle), small forward Marcus Smart (sprained right big toe) and power forward Jaren Jackson. Jr. (painful right quad). Big Brandon Clarke (left Achilles tendon repair), backups Derrick Rose (lower back pain) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (bulging pelvic disc) is also out for the night, while John Konchar (sprained left thumb) is questionable.\ nYou can’t cheat on a sick front. , the Blazers are also without guards Malcolm Brogdon (tendonitis in right elbow), Scoot Henderson (left adductor strain) and Shaedon Sharpe (abdominal surgery) and center Robert Williams. III (right knee ligament tear). Starting center Deandre Ayton is questionable with a sprained right hand (he missed last night), but Duop Reath has enjoyed a better run at jump center..
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