The Memphis Grizzlies will look to close out their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers without point guard Mike Conley on Monday night. Conley suffered a facial injury in the Grizzlies' Game 3 victory, and will be sidelined as the team tries to complete the sweep on the road in Game 4.
Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers Game 4, NBA playoffs 2015: Time, TV schedule and live stream
The Grizzlies go for the sweep on Monday night.
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Injuries have played a massive role in this series, with both teams seeing key players miss time. Portland has been hit especially hard, with injuries to Arron Afflalo, Wesley Matthews and Dorell Wright leaving the team's wing depth severely limited.
The Trail Blazers haven't really been able to weather those injuries, leaning heavily on LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard to carry the load against one of the league's best defenses. While the point totals have been there, Aldridge is shooting 36 percent on 24 shots per game and Lillard is shooting 35 percent on 18 shots per game.
That kind of inefficient shooting plays right into the Grizzlies’ hands, and while Game 3 was a bit closer, the first two games were ugly.
Now the injuries are catching up to the Grizzlies, too, with Conley missing time after starting the series out hampered by a foot injury. Memphis has never had its star point guard at 100 percent while taking a 3-0 series lead, and now it’ll have to finish things off without him entirely.
The good news for the Grizzlies is that history is on their side. No team in NBA history has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit, so Portland would have to take a shorthanded group and do something no team has ever done before.
How to watch
Place: Moda Center
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Online: TNT Overtime
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