Grizzlies Host Warriors on Saturday
The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Golden State Warriors at FedEx Forum on Saturday.

The Warriors (36-35) have been tough to figure out. While they've been one of the best teams in the NBA at home, they've been equally bad on the road. In fact, Golden State has a 7-28 record outside of Chase Center and comes into this matchup losing nine straight road games. That's hard to fathom for the defending champs, but the home form has kept this team's season alive. The Warriors sit sixth in the Western Conference but are just two games up on the teams in 11th and 12th. That shows just how convoluted this conference is right now, and anything can happen over the closing four weeks. This club doesn't want to fall into the play-in, but missing the playoffs altogether isn't out of the realm of possibility either.

The Grizzlies (42-27) looked to be in big trouble when they lost Ja Morant two weeks ago, but they come into this matchup winning four of their last five games without him. The NBA also decided to hand the All-Star an eight-game suspension, which means he could be ready to return sometime next week. Getting a dynamic player like that would be massive for this club, but it's been nice seeing them play well without him. It looks like the Grizzlies are locked into either second or third in the west, sitting 0.5 games behind the Sacramento Kings in second. They're also 4.5 games up on the team in fourth and it's a successful season no matter what's happened off the floor.

This is is the fourth and final meeting between these teams, with Golden State winning two of three.
Posted on: 3/16/2023 10:00 PM