It’s been less than a week since the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies 124-93 in Oklahoma City, but the two teams are set to face off again in Memphis tonight. Since that meeting, the Thunder has gone 1-1 with a loss to the Indiana Pacers and a win against the Dallas Mavericks. The Grizzlies have also gone 1-1 with a win against the Washington Wizards and a loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The Grizzlies are slightly healthier than they were the other night, but I wouldn’t be surprised if tonight’s game looked eerily similar to the one on Sunday.
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Memphis Grizzlies Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Grizzlies
- PG: Luke Kennard
- SG: Demond Bane
- SF: GG Jackson
- PF: Santi Aldama
- C: Jaren Jackson Jr.
Injury Report
Thunder
- NONE
Grizzlies
- Brandon Clarke is OUT (left achilesse tendon repair).
- Jordan Godwin is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Trey Jemison is OUT (G League – two-way).
- Ja Morant is OUT (labral repair in right shoulder).
- Scotty Pippen Jr. is OUT (left shin soreness).
- Derrick Rose is OUT (right groin/lower back injury recovery).
- Marcus Smart is OUT (central slip tear in right ring finger).
- Lavar Stevens is OUT (strained left adductor).
- Yuta Watanabe is OUT (sprained right wrist).
- Vince Williams Jr. is OUT (left patellar tendon soreness).
- Ziaire Williams is OUT (right lower back and hip flexor strain).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder are 32-23 against the Grizzlies (20-9 at home, 11-14 on the road) in the regular season and 9-10 in the playoffs (6-5 at home, 3-5 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Grizzlies 8 times, lost it 6 times, and tied it once.
- The Thunder went 2-2 against the Grizzlies last season (2-0 at home, 0-2 on the road).
- The Thunder are 2-0 against the Grizzlies so far this season (2-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).