A dose of Portland Trail Blazers pregame intrigue arrived 30 minutes before tipoff Sunday, when acting coach Tiago Splitter announced that rookie Yang Hansen would make his first career NBA start .

But the fascination faded fast at FedExForum.

The Memphis Grizzlies bulldozed the Blazers in the first quarter, sidestepped a second-half rally, then coasted to a decisive 119-96 victory in Memphis.

Santi Aldama finished with 22 points and seven rebounds and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 points, five assists and two steals, but it was depth, interior dominance and rugged play that carried the Grizzlies (11-13) to their seventh win over the last nine games.

“Not our best game,” Splitter told reporters afterward.

Not at all. Memphis mauled the Blazers from the jump, building a 2

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