Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Spectrum Center, with Charlotte 36-34 and Memphis 24-45.
- Betting markets heavily favor Charlotte, including a reported line of Hornets -16.5 and a lopsided money line.
- Memphis enters on a steep slide with nine losses in its past 10 games and a five-game road skid.
- The Grizzlies list multiple season-ending absences and several day-to-day players, with Ja Morant noted as day-to-day and Cedric Coward having missed Friday's game for personal reasons.
- Charlotte has surged since late January (reported 20-6 over that span) and won the first meeting 112-97 in Memphis.