Suns welcome high-flying Grizzlies 


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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season

Regular Season

Phoenix Suns v  Memphis Grizzlies 

Footprint Center

Phoenix, USA

Saturday, 24 December 2022

05h00 

 

The Phoenix Suns will square off with the Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association (NBA) match on December 24.

 

This will be the 99th meeting in the regular-season games between the two teams since the 1995/96 term which was the Grizzlies' maiden NBA season.

 

The Suns have the edge in this rivalry having registered 58 victories compared to the Grizzlies' 40 wins. 

 

The last meeting between the Suns and Grizzlies was on 2 April 2022 in a game that was played at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

 

Dillon Brooks was influential as he scored 30 points and the Grizzlies beat the Suns 122-114 as they extended their winning streak to seven.

 

The Suns are currently placed fourth in the Western Conference having recorded 18 wins and 12 defeats from 30 matches. 

 

While the Grizzlies are sitting at the top of the Western Conference having registered 19 victories and 10 defeats from 29 games. 


Monty Williams
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Suns defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-114 on Sunday, December 18 as Devin Booker finished the game with 58 points on 60% shooting which included 25 straight points on his own shoulders.

 

“I told the coaches this morning that he was approaching something. He doesn’t have those kinds of shooting nights consecutively," Suns coach Monty Williams said about Booker.

 

"I saw how frustrated he was in Los Angeles, and I was like, I have to find a way to get him going. I wish it was something I did, or schematically we tried to figure some things out. 

 

"He just had one of those nights."

 

Head-to-Head (Last Five NBA Matches)

Matches - 5
Suns - 3
Grizzlies- 2

 

NBA fixtures - 24-25 December 

Saturday, December 24

02:00 - Orlando Magic vs San Antonio Spurs
02:00 - Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Clippers
02:30 - Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons
02:30 - Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves
02-30 - Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks
02:30 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors
02:30 - New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls
03:00 - Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks
03:00 - Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers
03:00 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans
04:00 - Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers
05:00 - Phoenix Suns vs Memphis Grizzlies
05:00 - Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards
05:30 - Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets

Sunday, December 25

07:00 - New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers

21:30 - Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers

 

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Published: 12/21/2022