Game date, time and location: Friday, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m. CST, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (Memphis), Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network (New Orleans)
Radio: 92.9 FM ESPN Radio/680 AM (Memphis), 105.3 FM, 870 AM (New Orleans)
VITALS: The Memphis Grizzlies (18-27) and New Orleans Pelicans (12-37) meet for the fourth of four matchups this season, with the Grizzlies having won two of the first three, (wins in October and November, a loss in January). The Grizzlies won all four of their matchups in 2024-2025. The Grizzlies are 45-45 all-time versus the Pelicans during the regular season, including 28-18 in home games and 17-27 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
GRIZZLIES
G Cam Spencer
G Cedric Coward
C Jock Landale
F Jaylen Wells
F Jaren Jackson Jr.
PELICANS
G Trey Murphy III
G Herbert Jones
C Derik Queen
F Saddiq Bey
F Zion Williamson
INJURY REPORT
GRIZZLIES
Ty Jerome: Doubtful – Calf
Santi Aldama: Out – Knee
Ja Morant: Out – Elbow
Zach Edey: Out – Ankle
Brandon Clarke: Out – Calf
Scotty Pippen Jr.: Out – Toe
PELICANS
Dejounte Murray: Out – Achilles
Spread: Grizzlies +2.5 (-106), Pelicans -2.5 (-114)
Moneyline: Grizzlies +124, Pelicans -146
Total points scored: 233.5 (over -110, under -1110)
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QUOTABLE
Head coach Tuomas Iisalo on Jaren Jackson slowing down in the second half in the Grizzlies’ loss to the Charlotte Hornets: “I don’t see basketball as a series of individual performances, it’s always a team performance. We didn’t knock down a lot of shots in the second half. I thought we had pretty good looks, but couldn’t convert those and when that happens, he has less space to attack and the defense is able to collapse and shift on him, so.
“I do think that in the good games where we have played really well as a team, a lot of those, Jaren’s touches, he’s not the first player whose touching it during the offense but he’s getting the second or third touch when the ball’s already swung, when it’s easier to attack a defense that’s not in their shell.”
