Memphis plays Denver, seeks 5th straight home win

Denver Nuggets (7-5, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-6, ninth in the Western Conference)

Memphis, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -4; over/under is 229.5

BOTTOM LINE: Memphis will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Grizzlies take on Denver.

The Grizzlies are 4-3 in Western Conference games. Memphis scores 119.7 points while outscoring opponents by 7.7 points per game.

The Nuggets are 3-5 against conference opponents. Denver is the leader in the Western Conference scoring 18.4 fast break points per game led by Christian Braun averaging 5.1.

The Grizzlies score 119.7 points per game, 4.2 more points than the 115.5 the Nuggets give up. The Nuggets average 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 14.4 per game the Grizzlies give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Jackson Jr. is scoring 23.1 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Grizzlies.

Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 13.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Nuggets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 6-4, averaging 119.5 points, 48.1 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 8.8 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points per game.

Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 120.2 points, 45.3 rebounds, 30.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.5 points.

INJURIES: Grizzlies: Ja Morant: out (hip), Marcus Smart: out (illness), GG Jackson II: out (foot ), Cam Spencer: out (ankle).

Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Nikola Jokic: out (personal).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.