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Memphis Grizzlies v New York Knicks
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Saturday 12 March 2022
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Tip-off at 03:00
The Memphis Grizzlies will be targeting back-to-back home wins in the
NBA Regular Season when they welcome the New York Knicks to the FedExForum on the morning of Saturday, March 12.
The Grizzlies are second in the Western Conference standings with a record of 45-22 and they embarked on an impressive 11-game winning streak during December and January, which was then halted by the Dallas Mavericks.
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Taylor Jenkins' team routed the New Orleans Pelicans 132-111 in Memphis on Wednesday, March 9 as Ja Morant scored 24 points while Desmond Bane registered 22, including his 300th career 3-pointer.
"The simplest thing is he puts in so much great work to score in a variety of ways," Jenkins said of Bane. "Off the bounce, but especially from the 3-point line. Every time he shoots it, I think it's going in."
The Knicks haven't managed to win more than three games in a row this season - a feat they only achieved on three occasions - and 38 defeats sees them occupy 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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Julius Randle posted a career high 46 points on Tuesday, March 8 to help them see off the Sacramento Kings by a 131-115 scoreline on the road.
"Julius got going, and it was pretty terrific what he did,"' Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said. "When he plays with that type of intensity it lifts everyone.
"He was attacking the basket, he was shooting the 3, he was making hustle plays. It was a great all-around game from him in so many different ways."
The Grizzlies ran out 120-108 victors in their previous meeting last month at Madison Square Garden, where Jaren Jackson Jr. led the way with 26 points.
Memphis Grizzlies v New York Knicks - Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 49
Knicks wins: 24
Grizzlies wins: 25
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