The Memphis Grizzlies (14-9, 8-2 Home) welcome the Miami Heat (11-12, 3-8 Away) Monday at FedExForum. Miami topped the Boston Celtics 120-116 in overtime at TD Garden on Friday. With 28 points and three assists, Bam Adebayo led the way.
The Heat are ninth in the Eastern Conference. Memphis is playing the second of a back-to-back after getting the win yesterday at Little Caesars Arena, beating the Detroit Pistons 122-112. Ja Morant had 33 points and 10 assists to lead the team.
The Grizzlies are the fourth seed in the Western Conference, two games behind the Phoenix Suns. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Miami and Memphis split their matchups last season, each team winning one game. The Grizzlies won the last meeting 105-90 at FTX Arena in December 2021.
Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 21 points apiece, while Steven Adams was a key contributor with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Tyler Herro had 24 points in the losing effort. The Heat have been led this season by Adebayo, who is averaging 21.0 points per game, best in the league. Adebayo also has grabbed 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 6.0 assists. Morant’s 28.5 points per game have powered the Grizzlies on offense. He is the top scorer in the NBA. Morant also has doled out 7.5 assists per game, most in the league. Adams has posted 11.2 rebounds per game.
The Grizzlies have had the advantage in recent games between the teams at FedExForum, winning six of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are 0-2 when playing two days in a row this season, both of which have been against rested opponents.
The Heat are 1-0 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Miami is 5-5 with an average margin of -2.8 (108.1-110.9). Memphis has also split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 113.8 points per game on average while allowing 112.9 (+0.9 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Caleb Martin: 24.6 | 18.3 | +6.3
Gabe Vincent: 9.3 | 14.6 | -5.2
Points per game:
Bam Adebayo: 27.2 | 21.0 | +6.2
Rebounds per game:
Jimmy Butler: 15.0 | 7.2 | +7.8
Assists per game:
Jimmy Butler: 3.0 | 5.9 | -2.9
GRIZZLIES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Tyus Jones: 6.4 | 9.7 | -3.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies (-115)
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