Denver Nuggets to visit the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday

Updated Nov. 2, 2021 3:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Denver Nuggets (4-3, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (4-3, fifth in the Western Conference)

Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Memphis Grizzlies host the Denver Nuggets.

Memphis went 38-34 overall and 19-23 in Western Conference action last season. The Grizzlies averaged 26.9 assists per game on 42.8 made field goals last season.

Denver went 47-25 overall and 26-16 in Western Conference games during the 2020-21 season. The Nuggets averaged 115.1 points per game last season, 49.7 in the paint, 18.0 off of turnovers and 12.4 on fast breaks.

The teams square off for the second time this season. The Grizzlies won the last matchup on Nov. 2, with Ja Morant scoring 26 points points in the win.

INJURIES: Grizzlies: Dillon Brooks: out (hand).

Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (left hip), Jamal Murray: out (knee).

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