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Cleveland Cavaliers (28-17, 5th Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (30-13, 2nd Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee.Wednesday, 8:00 PM ET
Bottom line: When Memphis and Cleveland go head-to-head, two of the league’s top scorers face off: Ja Morant and Donovan Mitchell. Morant ranks 10th in the NBA with 27.5 points per game, while Mitchell ranks ninth in the league with 28.4 points per game.
The Grizzlies are 19-3 on their home court. Memphis has 25.4 assists, led by Morant, who averages 7.9 per game in Memphis, placing him eighth in the Western Conference.
The Cavaliers are 9-13 in road games. Cleveland ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 36.0% 3-point shooting percentage.
Top performer: Dillon Brooks is averaging 16.5 points while shooting 33.5% on 2.0 3-pointers per game for the Grizzlies. Morant has averaged 21.0 points on 47.5% shooting over his last 10 games for Memphis.
Darius Garland is averaging 21.4 points and 7.8 assists for the Cavaliers. Mitchell is averaging 23.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 46.7% shooting over his last 10 games with Cleveland.
Last 10 games: Grizzlies: 10-0, averaging 125.2 points, 51.3 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 9.4 steals, 7.0 blocks, 50.3% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 111.5 points per game.
Cavaliers: 6-4, averaging 113.2 points, 43.0 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 6.4 steals, 4.0 blocks, 48.6% field goal percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 112.0 points.
Injuries: Grizzlies: Danny Green: Injured (knee), John Concher: Days (ill).
Cavaliers: Dean Wade: out (shoulder), Dylan Windler: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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