Live Thread: Cavs @ Grizzlies (#BearMinimum)

The Cavs will hopefully have enough bodies wearing wine & gold tonight to make a game of it as they take on the also-fairly-wounded Grizzlies in Memphis. They were down six players last night against the Magic, and sustained two more ankle sprains to Collin Sexton (who did return) and Dameyan Dotson (who didn’t). Among the missing are Kevin Love, Darius Garland, Dylan Windler, Dante Exum, Kevin Porter, Jr. and Matthew Dellavedova. If Dotson is too sore to go, expect to see a whole lot more of (checks notes) Lamar Stevens… I wondered about adding Cedi Osman to this list, given his clearly broken shot… but hopefully he can have a decent bounce-back game.

The Grizz come into this one in possibly worse shape than the banged-up Cavs, without stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson, Jr. both out along with Jontay Porter, Killian Tillie, John Konchar and Justise Winslow. They also sport a 2-5 record and a four game home losing streak which has them in the basement of the Western Conference. Memphis is also allowing an un-Grindhouse-like 112.1 points per game thus far, so it’s possible even a tired and depleted Cavs roster can find a way to bear down and claw one from the Grizz.

Catch all the action on FoxSportsOhio starting at 8pm EST… and as always, chime in below!