After a flawless 5-game homestand, the Memphis Grizzlies’ road trip got off to an odd start. The Grizzlies broke the victory run against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But they have a chance to resume their winning ways against the Denver Nuggets.
The national broadcast of Tuesday’s game on TNT will draw a lot of attention to Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets’ two-time MVP. Since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968, Jokic’s final game included the first stat line of at least 40 points, 25 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The Grizzlies will have an astable of players to throw at Jokic. That includes Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, and first-team all Defensive forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
Jokic is listed as probable on Nugget’s injury report due to a right knee contusion. Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwal-pope, and Jeff Green are all Questionable for the Nuggets (18-11) Micheal Porter Jr. comes in as doubtful, and Collin Gillespie is out.
Desmond Bane and Danny Green won’t be playing for Memphis (19-10).
This will be the Grizzlies and Nuggets’ first encounter of the year. The Nuggets are presently the No. 2 seed in the west, while the Grizzlies are currently the top seed.
For the Game, the Two Teams Have Finalized Their Injury Reports and Starting Lineups.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
On Tuesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets faced off in Colorado.
The Grizzlies will be without Desmond Bane, Vince Williams Jr. Danny Green, And Kenneth Lofton Jr.
The Nuggets have excluded Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray, Jack White, Peyton Watson, and Collin Gillespie in the meantime.
The status of Jeff Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Nikola Jokic is now available.
The underdog NBA relayed the starting lineups for both clubs. The two teams won’t have played each other before in the 2022–23 season.
When they previously met in April of the year before, the Nuggets triumphed 122-109 at home.
The Grizzlies had an incredible 13 players score. While Jokic led the Nuggets with 35 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists.
In Tuesday’s night matchup, the Grizzlies are the first seed in the Western Conference with a 19- 10 record in 29 games.
Over the last ten games, they have gone 8-2 but are only 6-8 in games on the road.
As for the Nugget(18-11), they are tied with the Phoenix sins for the second seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and a very impressive 9-3 in 12 games which are in Denver, Colorado.
The Grizzlies lead the Nuggets by one game.