Two NBA teams on different paths will face off Saturday night in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies are on a roll, having won five straight with a 139-126 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
Pelicans, Grizzlies and Luke Kennard
Kennard and the Grizzlies take on the Knicks Monday night on 92.9 FM ESPN. Since then, Kennard has rewarded the Grizzlies’ faith with consistent performances, providing spacing on the floor and clutch shooting in key moments.
The Grizzlies have upgraded Kennard from probable to available with an ankle injury Wednesday, making this an expected update. Across his last nine appearances for Memphis, the veteran sharpshooter has averaged 11.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 threes while shooting a sizzling 51.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Desmond Bane scored 24 points, Luke Kennard added 23 on a season-high seven 3-pointers and the Memphis Grizzlies built an early lead and beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-120 on Wednesday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies saw their six-game winning streak come to an end after being blown out versus the New York Knicks.
Since the beginning of January and ahead of Monday’s matchup against the New York Knicks, the Grizzlies have gone 8-4 and have posted a .667 winning percentage, the seventh-best mark in The Association, even though Morant has been available for only seven contests in that stretch.
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The Memphis Grizzlies saw their six-game winning streak come to an end after being blown out versus the New York Knicks.
Monday’s 143-106 demolition of the Memphis Grizzlies showed that the Knicks can, in fact, defend their basket at an elite level. It showed that their parts can, in fact, be more effective as a collective. It showed that they can be marionettes in human form on the defensive end of the floor.
Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.