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Grizzlies start 5-0

Sports · Heat 6.9 / 10 · 2 shows · 33m airtime

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers on October 29, 2026, to improve to 5-0 and stand as the only undefeated team in the NBA. They are also 4-0 on the road for the first time in franchise history. Ja Morant left in the fourth quarter of his first game against Memphis with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss about a month. Cam Boozer became the second youngest player ever to record a triple-double, behind Josh Giddey. The discussion has centered on how a rebuilt roster with a new coach and a strong rookie class has bought in so quickly, and on whether the start carries weight over a full 82-game season.

How 2 podcasts covered it

  1. Nightcap, 2026-10-30 (40:48 to 42:52)
    Previews the Grizzlies' 5-0 start
    Takes the Grizzlies' 5-0 start as the story: a gutted roster, a new coach and a rookie class that has bought in, with Acuff's triple-double and Boozer's 34-14 night as the evidence. Stays at the level of early-season impressions.
    New angle: The Grizzlies are 5-0 and the only undefeated team left in the NBA.
  2. Nightcap, 2026-10-30 (32:35 to 37:35)
    Adds Morant's hamstring injury and Boozer's triple-double
    Recaps the 124-103 win over Portland and Cam Boozer's first career triple-double, then goes to Ja Morant's hamstring injury in his first game against his former team and the league's early injury wave. The scoreline and the 5-0 record were already on the record; the injury and Boozer's line are new.
    New angle: Ja Morant left in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury in his first game against Memphis.
  3. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-30 (2:37 to 4:52)
    Adds Boozer's youngest triple-double ranking
    Recaps the Grizzlies' 124-103 win over the previously undefeated Blazers and Boozer's triple-double, then adds a record the card did not have: Boozer is the second youngest player ever to post one, behind Josh Giddey.
    New angle: Cam Boozer is the second youngest player ever to record a triple-double; Josh Giddey is the youngest.
  4. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-30 (4:52 to 7:01)
    Breaks down the Eadie-Clingan paint matchup
    Breaks down the Eadie-Clingan paint matchup from the Grizzlies-Blazers game, noting Eadie's foul trouble and Clingan's three attempts, and argues the two big men show traditional centers are back. Stays inside the game itself.
  5. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-30 (7:01 to 9:51)
    Recaps Morant's hamstring and the guard fit
    Recaps Morant's 14 points and the left hamstring issue in his first game against Memphis, then stays inside the Morant-Lillard fit debate, crediting the coach for getting the guards and Avdija on the same page.
  6. Nightcap, 2026-10-31 (12:40 to 17:40)
    Recaps the win and pivots to Boozer
    Recaps the Grizzlies' 124-103 win and Morant's hamstring exit in his first game against Memphis, then spends most of the segment on Cam Boozer's triple-double and how his game compares with his father's. Reaction and retelling, with nothing new on the record.
  7. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-31 (2:23 to 10:22)
    Recaps the week's undefeated and winless teams
    Runs the week in the NBA as a roundup: injuries, the undefeated Rockets and Grizzlies, the winless Kings and Nets, Miami and Denver. The Memphis stretch retells the fifth win over Portland and Cam Boozer's triple-double, staying inside what Nightcap already had.
  8. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-31 (10:31 to 13:56)
    Adds Memphis's first 4-0 road start
    Picks Memphis's 5-0 start as the good of the week and goes to the record book: 4-0 on the road for the first time in franchise history, and Boozer the first since Olajuwon to open 5-0 averaging 15 and 10. Also flags Detroit handing over Zach Eady for almost nothing.
    New angle: Memphis is 4-0 on the road for the first time in franchise history.
  9. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-31 (1:07:41 to 1:09:39)
    Pegs Morant's month out and Scoot's opening
    Wheel of Fandom lands on Portland and puts a timeline on the injury from the Grizzlies loss: Morant is out about a month, which opens a spot for Scoot Henderson. Then runs through the Blazers' week.
    New angle: Ja Morant is out for about a month with the hamstring injury.
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