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Cedric Coward

Forward · Memphis Grizzlies · #23

Last: @ Portland Trail Blazers · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Injury report: Day-To-Day · Oct 26

NBA / F
Points per game13.33 games
Rebounds per game9.73 games
Assists per game2.03 games
Threes per game2.73 games
Minutes per game30.53 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average13.3
3 games · 3 with data
7
17
16
UTAHOct 21
SACOct 25
UTAHOct 26
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-26.

The Edge

Role and usage

Coward's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (96th percentile) and true shooting (78th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-29.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game30.5 min
75th percentile of 307 players
Usage rate15.3%
33rd percentile of 307 players
True shooting64.5%
78th percentile of 307 players
Touches per game47.7
73rd percentile of 297 players
Drives per game7.0
64th percentile of 297 players
Rebound chances per game16.7
96th percentile of 295 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game3.0
69th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game3.7
48th percentile of 297 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
2.8 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
3 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 307 players with 2+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
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Current pick context · independent of season selection
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Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 13.5 · Points · as of Oct 26

13.5
7
17
16
POR
UTAHOct 21
SACOct 25
UTAHOct 26
PORnext
Over 2 of 3 · 67%Under 1 of 32026-27 season vs current line 13.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
13.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-26

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 13.5

home, away, back-to-back and in wins splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 31 FGA

Where he scores

42% of his shots come from the paint outside the restricted area, where he makes 39%, 6.1 percentage points below the league rate there (13 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area60%▼ 6.0 vs league16% of attempts · 5 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers73%▲ 38.5 vs league36% of attempts · 11 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range0%▼ 40.2 vs league7% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
32%70% FG0%no shots3%100% FG7%0% FG42%39% FG16%60% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area16% / 28%3 of 5 · 60% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)42% / 19%5 of 13 · 39% FG against 45% for the league
  • Mid-range7% / 10%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 35% FG
  • Right corner 33% / 5%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 332% / 31%7 of 10 · 70% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-29; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Sidy Cissoko has guarded him most: 20.1 partial possessions, 4 points on 2 of 5.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 29. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Portland Trail Blazers: the 12th-best defense at an average pace; about average against forwards on points.

Defensive rating109.9
12th-best defense · middling
Pace101.3 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating126.8
1st-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards13.0 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.2 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.5 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards20.7 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Pts+Reb allowed to forwards18.3 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Pts+Ast allowed to forwards15.5 per game
average · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 250 forward-games against POR · team ratings over 3 games, snapshot 2026-10-29.

2 meetings on record: 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game (last on Feb 6). The vs POR window above shows each game.

POR injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 24.8 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 60 min24.9
    Off · 84 min0.1
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 60 min127.3
    Off · 84 min109.0
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 60 min102.4
    Off · 84 min108.9

Points per 100 possessions · 2 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Fewer than 5 games with MEM this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Injury report

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-04-06.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Recent form

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-29.