The Memphis Grizzlies (32-21, 21-5 Home) will try to slow down one of the NBA’s top shooting teams when they host the Chicago Bulls (26-27, 10-16 Away) on Tuesday.
Chicago is playing the second of a back-to-back after dominating the San Antonio Spurs 128-104 at United Center yesterday, their third straight win. With 22 points, Nikola Vucevic was the scoring leader. Andre Drummond chipped in with 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Bulls are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Memphis lost their third in a row in a close one on Sunday at FedExForum, falling to the Toronto Raptors 106-103. Desmond Bane had 26 points in the loss to lead the team. The Grizzlies are the second seed in the Western Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Memphis won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 116-110 triumph at United Center in February 2022, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 46 points.
DeMar DeRozan had 31 points in the loss.The Bulls have been led this season by DeRozan and Zach LaVine, who are averaging 25.9 and 23.6 points per game, respectively. DeRozan also has dished 5.0 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Vucevic is grabbing 11.2 rebounds per game. Morant has been the primary provider for the Grizzlies on offense, averaging 27.3 points per game. He has the 10th-highest scoring average in the NBA.
Morant also has distributed 8.3 assists per game, fourth-most in the league. Steven Adams has averaged 11.5 rebounds per game. The Bulls are shooting 49.3% from the field, ranking as one of the league’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (4th).
The Bulls have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to FedExForum, winning six. Meanwhile, the Bulls are 4-5 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 3-4 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest.
The Grizzlies are 4-4 with a rest advantage. Chicago is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.4 (117.7-109.3). Memphis has a 2-8 record over the last 10, allowing 117.0 points per game on average while scoring only 110.6 (-6.4 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Andre Drummond: 20.8 | 13.8 | +7.0
Rebounds per game:
Andre Drummond: 9.0 | 6.7 | +2.3
DeMar DeRozan: 3.2 | 4.8 | -1.6
Assists per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.4 | 5.0 | +1.4
GRIZZLIES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dillon Brooks: 13.8 | 21.3 | -7.5
Points per game:
Dillon Brooks: 10.0 | 15.3 | -5.3
Rebounds per game:
Ja Morant: 9.3 | 5.8 | +3.4
Assists per game:
Ja Morant: 11.5 | 8.3 | +3.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies -9.5 (-110)
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