Grizzlies Travel North of Border to Face Raptors
The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday evening.

The Grizzlies (19-26) continue to see their season spiral downward, and they've been especially inept on the road. Memphis carries an unsightly 8-16 away mark into Saturday's contest, as well as a 1-10 record over their last 11. Their most recent stumble came against the Boston Celtics, which toppled them by a 122-116 margin Friday night. Mike Conley led the way for the Grizzlies with 26 points, adding four assists. Jaren Jackson, Jr. totaled 23 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block. Shelvin Mack tallied 15 points, seven assists, three rebounds and one steal. Justin Holiday supplied 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and four steals. JaMychal Green and Omri Casspi managed matching 12-point tallies while providing two and four rebounds, respectively.

The Grizzlies will continue to be without Kyle Anderson (ankle) on Saturday.

The Raptors (34-13) continue to dominate the majority of teams put in front of them, a fact that their 6-1 record over the last seven games attests to. However, Toronto likely got more than they bargained for in their most recent contest, a tight 111-109 win over the Phoenix Suns. Serge Ibaka paced the Raptors with 22 points and added six rebounds, one assist and one block. Kyle Lowry filled out the stat sheet with 16 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Fred VanVleet delivered 15 points, four assists, two rebounds and one block. C.J. Miles poured in 13 points, while Pascal Siakam managed 10 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal, including the game-winning basket.

The Raptors will list OG Anunoby (personal) as questionable for Saturday's game, while Jonas Valanciunas (thumb) remains out.

Saturday's game marks the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Raptors hold a 1-0 series lead, having notched a 122-114 win Nov. 27.
Posted on: 1/18/2019 9:51 PM