Charlotte plays Memphis on 5-game road skid
Charlotte Hornets (16-49, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (23-43, 13th in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Hornets -1.5; over/under is 205.5
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte hits the road against Memphis looking to stop its five-game road skid.
The Grizzlies have gone 8-25 in home games. Memphis has a 9-21 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Hornets are 7-26 on the road. Charlotte is the worst team in the Eastern Conference scoring averaging 107.1 points per game while shooting 45.7%.
The Grizzlies are shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 5.6 percentage points lower than the 49.4% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Grizzlies average 107.1 points per game, 5.2 fewer points than the 112.3 the Grizzlies allow.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Hornets won 115-106 in the last matchup on Feb. 11. Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 25 points, and Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 29 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Konchar is averaging four points for the Grizzlies. Gregory Jackson is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games.
Bridges is averaging 21.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Hornets. Davis Bertans is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 3-7, averaging 98.9 points, 44.0 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 8.2 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.2 points per game.
Hornets: 2-8, averaging 97.7 points, 40.4 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.9 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Jaren Jackson Jr.: out (quad), Desmond Bane: out (ankle), Brandon Clarke: out (achilles), Vince Williams Jr.: out (knee), Scotty Pippen Jr.: out (back), Ja Morant: out for season (shoulder), Marcus Smart: out (finger), Derrick Rose: out (back), Ziaire Williams: out (hip), Yuta Watanabe: out (wrist), Lamar Stevens: out (adductor).
Hornets: LaMelo Ball: out (ankle), Seth Curry: out (ankle), Tre Mann: day to day (groin), Mark Williams: out (back), Cody Martin: out (ankle), Bryce McGowens: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
