76ers at Grizzlies
THE STORY: The Philadelphia 76ers attempt to end a season-long
three-game losing streak when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on
Tuesday. Philadelphia has hit its first significant rough stretch of the
campaign with five losses in seven games, but still leads the Atlantic
Division by 4 1/2 games. Memphis had a four-game winning streak snapped
when it lost to the Houston Rockets on Monday. The Grizzlies have lost
only two of their last eight games and are in fourth place in the
Southwest Division.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, CS Philadelphia (76ers), SportSouth (Grizzlies)
ABOUT THE 76ERS (20-12):
Point guard Jrue Holiday had 20 points in Sunday’s loss to the
Minnesota Timberwolves after two awful back-to-back games in which he
shot 1 of 17 from the field and scored six points. The 20-point outing
was Holiday’s second in five games and his fifth of the season. Coach
Doug Collins has been encouraging Holiday to be more aggressive and get
to the free throw line. He has attempted only 67 free throws while
shooting 82.1 percent.
ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES (18-15): Guard
O.J. Mayo is a streaky player and was back on the cold side against the
Rockets. Mayo had only six points on 3-of-12 shooting, missing all six
of his 3-point attempts and both his free throws. The previous two
contests saw Mayo score 18 points against the Golden State Warriors and
17 against the Denver Nuggets. Mayo has scored six or fewer points in
three of the last six contests.
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. Memphis has won three of the past four meetings.
2. Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay had 23 points against Houston and has scored 19 or more points in each of the last eight games.
3. Philadelphia has gone 15 consecutive games without scoring 100 points, its longest such streak since December 2006.