The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies are playing live on the NBA schedule on Monday night and the game from the Flexed Forum is on at 8 pm ET and has Marc Gasol meeting up with Anthony Davis and the Grizz come into the matchup at 3-0 and first in their division through the opening week of the season.
Marc Gasol and Anthony Davis are two of the best players in the NBA and Davis comes in after leading the Pelicans in their loss to the Mavericks. The team next will play against their former namesake in the Charlotte Hornets and the Pelicans come in after getting beaten by five points against the Mavs. Anthony Davis had 31 points in that game along with 15 rebounds and he has shown that he is now an elite player and one of the best in the NBA. Tyreke Evans had nine assists in the game and early on, the Pelicans are 11th in points scored per game this season.
The Pelicans feel they can challenge for a playoff spot and they come in at first in the league in rebounds per game. The team is 1-1 on the season and they are ninth in assists per game and 10th in points allowed this season. If the Pelicans can keep the defense right, they could chase a playoff spot this year. The Grizzlies come in after a major defensive win against the Hornets that saw the team allow just 69 points.
The Grizzlies have the Suns after this and they have been very good to start, opening the season 3-0. Gasol had 22 points and Zach Randolph had 12 rebounds while Mike Conley had seven assists in the game against the Hornets. The team has the Suns next and they come into the game ranked first overall in points allowed per game early on in the season.
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