The shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies look to snap a 10-game skid when they visit the surging Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies (24-46) head to State Farm Arena riding a 10-loss-in-11-games skid as the season winds down. The Grizzlies have lost six straight road games and will face the Atlanta Hawks (39-32), who are playing at an elite level.
Memphis has continued to deal with a lengthy injury report. The Grizzlies again played without Ja Morant (UCL sprain), Ty Jerome (calf strain), Jahmai Mashack, Cedric Coward, Brandon Clarke, Santi Aldama, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Zach Edey, resulting in a 124-101 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
The Grizzlies have been forced to get creative with lineups this season. Memphis has deployed 35 different starting lineups this season, the fourth most in the NBA, along with an NBA-most 24 different starters and 29 different players overall.
"Obviously, for us coming off a game yesterday against Boston and the travel, we gave a good fight tonight," Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said. "But you can see why Charlotte has been very successful, especially after the new year. They moved the ball really well, played defense with purpose, and they rebounded the ball."
With so many key players out with injury, the Grizzlies are forced to overcome a shorthanded rotation. Jaylen Wells and GG Jackson each scored 19 points against Charlotte, while Javon Small added 17 points and seven rebounds. Walter Clayton Jr. chipped in 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting, but Memphis shot just 40.6 percent from the field overall and turned it over 13 times, leading to 17 Charlotte points off turnovers.
Jerome remains the Grizzlies' leading active scorer at 19.9 points per game with Morant sidelined, but has played only 14 games this season and is on a minutes restriction. He did not play Saturday and is unlikely to be fully available Monday.
The Grizzlies have made at least 10 threes in a franchise-record 26 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 28, going 16-of-46 from deep against Charlotte to keep the streak alive even in a blowout loss.
Atlanta has won 12 of its last 13 games, including 10 straight at home, and is averaging 122.4 points during that home run. The Hawks defeated Memphis 124-122 on Jan. 21, but the Grizzlies have lost the last three meetings at State Farm Arena.
Tip-off Monday is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on FanDuel Sports Network.