The Memphis Grizzlies suffered their second straight loss on Wednesday night after falling to the Portland Trail Blazers in a 115-99 blowout at Moda Center. It was a tough loss for the Grizzlies as they had to battle Portland without Ja Morant, who missed his third straight game due to a lingering hamstring issue.

The Memphis Grizzlies are getting plenty of wake-up calls lately, though it seems the locker room is not quite responding to the alarms. A 128-108 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers is just another bump in the road for Taylor Jenkins as the NBA Playoffs loom.

Ja Morant started the 2024-25 season slow scoring the ball, as he was on track to finish with his lowest scoring average since his second year in the league. While that still might be the case, Morant has completely stepped up his game since the All-Star break,