First career start! Yang Hansen started all four quarters, playing 19 minutes with 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists as the Trail Blazers fell to the Grizzlies.

On December 8th, during the NBA regular season, the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers 119-96 on their home court. Yang Hansen saw 19 minutes and 13 seconds of action, contributing 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

For the Grizzlies, Aldama scored 22 points with 7 rebounds, Wells added 16 points and 5 boards, Pope contributed 16 points and 5 assists, Randall had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Eddie posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, Spencer added 12 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals, and Coward recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds. For the Trail Blazers, Grant scored 21 points with 7 rebounds, Avdija had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals, Sharp scored 17 points, Kamara added 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals, Reese had 12 points and 2 boards, and Yang Hansen finished with 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Due to the absence of Klingen and Lowry, Yang Hansen earned his first NBA career start in this game.

In the first quarter, Coward made an easy layup, Eddie was in great form scoring 6 straight points, Coward scored easily under the basket; Kamara combined drives and shots to score 5 points, Avdija completed a successful dunk, and the Grizzlies led 10-7. After Coward made a floater, he caused Yang Hansen’s second foul on the floor, leading to an early substitution. Coward converted an easy putback, Spencer hit a jump shot, Aldama nailed a long-range shot, Wells made a mid-range jumper, Pope drained an open three-pointer, Randall played effectively inside, and Aldama’s inside scoring helped the Grizzlies close the quarter leading 40-20.

In the second quarter, Yang Hansen returned to the court. Williams made a jump shot, Jackson scored with a floater off the glass, Pope completed a 2+1 play and then caused Yang Hansen’s fourth foul, forcing him back to the bench due to foul trouble, with the Grizzlies leading 48-23. Randall made a putback, Pope and Aldama hit consecutive three-pointers, Randall scored another putback, Jackson finished with a smooth layup, and Williams sank a three-pointer, helping the Grizzlies maintain a 66-46 lead with a 20-point advantage at the end of the quarter.

In the third quarter, Yang Hansen took the court again. Sissoko hit a long-range shot, Kamara threw down a powerful dunk, Grant and Avdija made consecutive three-pointers, and Grant nailed another three to bring the Trail Blazers within 65-69. Wells hit a long shot, Spencer made a jump shot from the free-throw line, Wells assisted on a dunk alley-oop, and Pope added a fadeaway jumper, helping the Grizzlies end the quarter ahead 92-78.

In the final quarter, Yang Hansen turned and slammed a dunk under the basket, then followed with a hook shot, scoring 4 consecutive points to help the Trail Blazers close the gap to 82-92. Jackson made an easy layup, Aldama scored 5 points with drives and outside shots, Spencer hit a three-pointer, Aldama added another dunk, and Wells made a long-range shot, extending the Grizzlies’ lead to 115-91 with a 24-point margin. The rest of the game held no surprises as the Grizzlies firmly maintained their lead and secured the victory.

Grizzlies starters: Wells, Jackson, Eddie, Coward, Williams

Trail Blazers starters: Grant, Kamara, Yang Hansen, Avdija, Sissoko