The Grizzlies have nobody on the injury report after Isaiah Stewart and Karim Lopez were cleared Oct. 27. They play at Portland on Thursday, Oct. 29, then come home to face Sacramento on Halloween.
Is anybody still hurt?
No. Stewart had been listed with a left ankle issue and Lopez with a right knee, and both came off the list Oct. 27. Zach Edey was cleared Oct. 26 after missing time with his left ankle. Cedric Coward was cleared from his wrist Oct. 25. At Utah, Coward put up 16 points and 11 boards and hit all four of his threes. Iisalo now has the whole roster to work with.
What's ahead after Portland?
Thursday at Portland is the last stop of the trip, and ESPN's preview frames it as Memphis chasing a fourth straight road win. Then the Grizzlies come home for four straight: the Kings on Oct. 31, the Pelicans on Nov. 2, the Pacers on Nov. 4 and the Thunder on Nov. 6. Memphis already beat Sacramento 123-112 in Sacramento on Oct. 25, so the Kings have seen this group up close.
Can Ty Jerome keep this up?
He's averaging 29.8 points through four games and shooting 37.0 on threes, and on Oct. 26 he shared the league's weekly player honor with Tyrese Maxey. Utah showed the grind behind those numbers. He shot 4-for-15 and still led Memphis with 8 points in the final quarter, then hit both foul shots with 11 seconds to go to seal it 110-105. Beale Street Bears' Maxwell Ogden argued that the hot start is more sustainable than it looks.
Where do the minutes go now that everyone's back?
That's the open question. The number that matters is 105.9, the team's defensive rating through four games, which pairs with a net rating of 9.7. The bench earned its time at Utah: Jerami Grant was +12 in 24 minutes, and Quinten Post went 5-of-6 in 12. Stewart averaged 18 minutes in his three games. With everybody healthy, somebody has to sit, and Iisalo has to decide who.
When do the Grizzlies play the Trail Blazers?
Thursday, Oct. 29, in Portland. It's Memphis's first game since the 110-105 win at Utah on Oct. 26.
Are Isaiah Stewart and Karim Lopez healthy?
Yes. Both were cleared on Oct. 27, and Memphis has no players on its injury report.
