Short-handed Grizzlies, Blazers meet in two-game set

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Two of the most injury-plagued teams in the NBA this season meet when the visiting Portland Trail Blazers face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.

Both teams are battling to stay competitive despite missing key players. The Grizzlies were without seven injured players in a 110-101 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The Grizzlies led by 14 points early