Grizzlies flex bench strength to knock off Trail Blazers
Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (3) looks to shoot against Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen (16) and forward Toumani Camara, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/AP)
The Memphis Grizzlies’ game Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers started off as several other games have for the team this season.
It looked as if Memphis — despite still being significantly shorthanded — would cruise to yet another victory over a below .500 team. This time, in emphatic fashion, in front of a pretty full FedExForum.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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