Blues legend BB King was not in the house when the Portland Trail Blazers tangled with the Memphis Grizzlies on the road tonight, but he wasn’t needed – seven different players made music for the home team by scoring in double-figures to capture a 119-96 victory. Santi Aldama led the band with 22 points off the bench for Memphis while Jerami Grant was tops for the Blazers with 21.

Player of Note

This was not a great night for any of the Blazers, which is why my pick for the Player of the Game is rookie Yang Hansen. This game wasn’t about today, it was about tomorrow, and no one is more about days that have not yet arrived than Portland’s favorite visitor from China. Yang made his first start and played 19 interesting minutes, totaling 4 points (2-5 field goals, 0-2 three-pointers), 5 reb

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