Grizzlies Beat Blazers 124 to 103 as Boozer Posts Triple Double and Morant Leaves Hurt

Updated Oct 30, 2026

Portland announced on Friday, October 30, that imaging showed a Grade 2 strain in Ja Morant's left hamstring. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks, a timeline that is expected to keep him out for at least 15 games.

Morant left Thursday's game with 7:46 remaining in the fourth quarter, shortly after grabbing at the back of his left leg during a stoppage in play. Coach Micah Nori said after the game that Morant had felt a twinge in the hamstring. Portland opens a four-game road trip at Utah on Saturday.

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124 to 103 at Moda Center in Portland on Thursday night, October 29, and Cameron Boozer recorded a triple double in a game that ended with Portland guard Ja Morant leaving with a left hamstring injury.

The teams were tied 58 to 58 at halftime. Memphis then outscored Portland 33 to 25 in the third quarter and 33 to 20 in the fourth, a 66 to 45 second half that turned a close game into a 21 point road win. Memphis improves to 5 and 0. Portland takes its first loss and falls to 3 and 1. Both teams entered the night unbeaten, two of the last three undefeated teams in the NBA.

Boozer runs the second half

Boozer finished with 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting, including 4 of 5 from three point range, with 11 rebounds and 12 assists. He had 13 points at halftime, and after three quarters he had 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. The Commercial Appeal described it as his best performance of the season.

Isaiah Stewart also scored 18 points for Memphis on 7 of 10 shooting. Cedric Coward supplied 17 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Ty Jerome, who had been downgraded to questionable with back tightness and was cleared to start after a final pregame workout, finished with 10 points on 3 of 12 shooting, with two rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes, his weakest outing of the season.

Deni Avdija led Portland with 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Morant leaves against his former team

Morant left the game in the fourth quarter with a left hamstring injury and did not return. Memphis was in control at 115 to 93 with 4:01 left to play. It was Morant's first game against Memphis, his former team, since his trade to Portland. He finished with 14 points in 23 minutes.

NBC Sports reported that Morant was ruled out more than halfway through the fourth quarter, noted that the exit could have been precautionary, and said the team should provide a further update in the coming days. If Morant misses time, Scoot Henderson and Jrue Holiday are expected to take on more minutes, with Holiday likely to start.

Memphis lost a player of its own. Center Quinten Post left the game late in the second quarter with a right ankle injury and was doubtful to return. He had 10 points and four rebounds in seven first half minutes.

The game was the final stop of Memphis's four game road trip, before a four game homestand. Portland acquired Morant from Memphis in exchange for forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, who both returned to Portland with Memphis in this game.