Grizzlies Look To Keep Rolling
The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Atlanta Hawks at FedEx Forum on Monday evening.

The Grizzlies (17-9) have won five in a row and will look to keep it rolling as they face the fourth game of a five-game home stand with a chance to build on their 11-2 home record. Ja Morant leads the team, averaging 27.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Dillon Brooks averages 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists, while Steven Adams is averaging 8.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. The Grizzlies average 115.0 points per game, and they are holding opponents to 112.0 points. Desmond Bane (toe) has been out since mid-November and is expected to remain out, while Jake LaRavia (foot) is questionable for action

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Hawks (14-13), as they are coming of an exciting win over the Bulls on Sunday. They trailed 27-22 after one quarter, but they bounced back in the second and outscored the visitors by 13, to take an eight-point lead into the break. Both sides came out strong in the third, and the Hawks held a seven-point lead after three. However, the visitors kept pressing in the fourth and forced overtime. The score stayed tight through the extra period and the Hawks looked like they had it locked up with a two-point lead and 2.0 seconds left on the clock, but they gave up last-second foul from behind the arc and trailed by one point, with 0.5 seconds left. Despite the slim odds, the Hawks came up with an alley-oop layup off the inbound pass to seal the home win. Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Hawks with 28 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a block, in 35 minutes. Trae Young followed up with 19 points, two rebounds and 14 assists, while Clint Capela logged 15 points, 14 rebounds, a steal and a block. The Hawks will look to keep it rolling as they kick off a three-game road trip.
Posted on: 12/11/2022 3:20 PM