OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
There’ll be a bit of star power missing from the matchup on Sunday between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Still, the game will feature plenty of juice when the top two teams in the Western Conference square off in Oklahoma City. This is the first of four meetings this season between the clubs.
The Thunder have won 10 consecutive games, while the Grizzlies have won back-to-back games and 14 of their past 17 to tuck into second place in the conference.
Memphis will be without Ja Morant, who suffered an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder on Friday in a win over New Orleans when he collided with Pelicans’ center Daniel Theis on a screen.
Morant is averaging 21.2 points and 7.9 assists in 20 games after missing all but nine games last season due to a suspension and then a labral tear in his right shoulder.
The injury comes at a critical time for the Grizzlies, who are 8-4 without Morant this season.
Sunday kicks off a stretch during which Memphis will play nine of its next 11 games against teams that sit in the top 10 of the Western Conference standings heading into action on Sunday.
The clash between the Grizzlies and Thunder features the top teams in the league in drives per game.
Memphis’ league-leading 59.7 per game is fueled by Morant, while Oklahoma City’s 58.7 is led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 21.4 per game — tops in the NBA.
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