San Antonio Spurs (5-27, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (10-22, 13th in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Memphis comes into the matchup against San Antonio after losing three games in a row.
The Grizzlies are 7-19 in Western Conference games. Memphis is 5-17 against opponents with a winning record.
The Spurs are 1-6 against opponents from the Southwest Division. San Antonio is 3-16 against opponents with a winning record.
The Grizzlies are shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points lower than the 49.1% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs are shooting 45.5% from the field, 0.8% lower than the 46.3% the Grizzlies' opponents have shot this season.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Grizzlies won the last matchup 120-108 on Nov. 19. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points to help lead the Grizzlies to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Santi Aldama is scoring 11.0 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Desmond Bane is averaging 21.9 points and 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Memphis.
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 18.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 4-6, averaging 107.2 points, 41.9 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points per game.
Spurs: 2-8, averaging 115.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 127.6 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Brandon Clarke: out (achilles), Steven Adams: out for season (knee).
Spurs: Keldon Johnson: out (back), Zach Collins: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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