Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. EDT at Spectrum Center, with Charlotte 36-34 (10th in the East) hosting Memphis 24-45 (12th in the West) on the second night of the Grizzlies’ back-to-back after a 117-112 loss to Boston.
- Memphis enters on a five-game road skid and is 11-24 away, dropping nine of its past 10 overall.
- Injury reports list multiple Grizzlies out or out for the season, with the AP/Sportradar noting Ja Morant as day to day (elbow) while At The Hive lists him as out, highlighting a status discrepancy.
- Charlotte has won seven of its past 10 and ranks fourth in the East in defensive rebounds per game (33.4), led by Moussa Diabate’s 5.0 defensive boards.
- Previews show heavy betting support for Charlotte (e.g., Hornets -16.5, ML -1100, O/U 235.5), and the Hornets took the prior meeting 112-97 on Jan. 29.