The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA restart season opener for both clubs in Orlando on Friday afternoon.

The Grizzlies (32-33) come into the seeding games looking to stave off multiple teams for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. One of the most prominent is the Trail Blazers, which trail Memphis by 3.5 games as play restarts. The Grizzlies were a team on the rise at the time of the March shutdown, as they'd won four of their previous five games. Coach Taylor Jenkins' squad comes into the restart in good health overall in terms of its first unit, although Justise Winslow did suffer a season-ending hip injury during a scrimmage practice earlier in July.

The Grizzlies will also be without Tyus Jones (knee) for Friday's game.

The Trail Blazers (29-37) get a chance to kick-start the process of gaining ground on the Grizzlies immediately, and they'll do so with some different pieces than the last time they took the floor. Star big Jusuf Nurkic was able to use the additional time afforded by the shutdown to finish healing from a serious January 2019 leg injury, and he's looked very good during scrimmage practices. The time off also benefited fellow big man Zach Collins, who finally conquered a shoulder issue that seen him last take the floor Oct. 27. Their respective returns give head coach Terry Stotts plenty of frontcourt options and also provide some talented reinforcements after Trevor Ariza opted out of the restart for family reasons.

The Trail Blazers' only short-term injury is to Jaylen Adams, who will be listed as questionable with back pain.

Friday's game marks the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Grizzlies hold a 1-0 series lead, having notched a 111-104 win back on Feb. 12.