Miami Heat (29-36, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (42-24, fourth in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -7.5; over/under is 228
BOTTOM LINE: Miami hits the road against Memphis looking to stop its three-game road skid.
The Grizzlies are 24-11 on their home court. Memphis is second in the Western Conference in rebounding with 47.6 rebounds. Zach Edey leads the Grizzlies with 7.8 boards.
The Heat have gone 14-20 away from home. Miami is 14-16 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Grizzlies are shooting 48.1% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 46.4% the Heat allow to opponents. The Grizzlies average 109.9 points per game, 6.8 fewer points than the 116.7 the Grizzlies allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Grizzlies. Ja Morant is averaging 21.9 points and 6.4 assists over the last 10 games.
Bam Adebayo is averaging 17.6 points, 10 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Heat. Duncan Robinson is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 121.9 points, 46.0 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.1 points per game.
Heat: 3-7, averaging 108.6 points, 40.3 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Santi Aldama: day to day (calf), Zyon Pullin: day to day (knee).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Alec Burks: day to day (back), Nikola Jovic: out (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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