Grizzlies, Jazz Collide In Orlando
The Memphis Grizzlies will play the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at Orlando.

The Grizzlies (32-36) are winless since the league restarted July 31, and they are coming off a 109-99 defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday -- that was a pivotal game for Memphis in the race to claim the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but once again failed to get the job done. Memphis are now riding a four-game losing streak if including the games before the season got suspended in March, and they will need better performances from some of their top players to turn things around. One of them is Ja Morant, as the rookie point guard is only shooting 36.1 percent from the field and 10.5 percent from three-point range in Memphis' three games since the restart.

Memphis lists Tyus Jones as questionable for this contest due to a knee injury, although he might end up being ruled out, while Justise Winslow is out for the remainder of the season with a hip problem.

The Jazz (42-25) are on a losing streak of their own as well, as they have now dropped two straight games following Monday's 116-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers -- they own a 1-2 record since the league's resumption and have gone 2-3 in their last five contests overall. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert will carry this team on both ends of the court, but Utah must play at a higher level come playoff time if they don't wanna face an early exit. With that in mind, Mitchell must be far more accurate on offense -- he has made just 39.2 percent of his shots -- including 33.3 percent of his treys -- in his three games since the restart.

Utah lists Bojan Bogdanovic as their lone injury absentee, and the shooting guard will miss the rest of the 2019-20 NBA season due to a wrist injury.

This will be the fourth game between these two teams this season, and the Jazz hold a 2-1 lead in those three games so far.
Posted on: 8/4/2020 10:01 AM