Grizzlies at Jazz
The Utah Jazz will try to bounce back from a painful loss to the defending champs when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. After scoring 81 first-half points against the Golden State Warriors on Friday at home, the Jazz faded down the stretch and lost 124-123 on a last-second putback.
"We did a great job competing," coach Quin Snyder told reporters after his team hit 19 3-pointers -- including 10 in the second quarter. "It's an opportunity to look at it and get better." Joe Ingles scored 27 points while making seven of those 19 3-pointers for Utah, which plays 15 of its next 21 games on the road after the Grizzlies leave town. Memphis enters on a high note after picking up its first win of the season, a 131-117 triumph over Atlanta at home Friday night. After shooting 29.3 percent while scoring just 83 points in their season-opening loss at Indiana, the Grizzlies saw a nearly 50-point bump in scoring while shooting 54.3 percent.
TV: 9 p.m. ET, FS Southeast (Memphis), AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Utah)
ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES (1-1): Garrett Temple was 10-for-11 from the floor and made 5-of-6 3-pointers en route to 30 points in the win over the Hawks. Promising rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. produced 24 points in 28 minutes off the bench and veteran guard Mike Conley chipped in 16 points, 11 assists and zero turnovers in 25 minutes. Memphis will be without JaMychal Green for up to six weeks after he suffered a broken jaw against Atlanta.
ABOUT THE JAZZ (1-1): Guard Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points against the Warriors but took on some of the blame for the late-game failures after shooting 0-for-6 in the fourth quarter. "It's more physical," Mitchell told reporters of the way teams are defending him after his outstanding rookie campaign. "They're taking away my easy looks. I just got to be able to hit the tougher shots. That's all it is." The 22-year-old is 15-for-44 from the floor through the first two games.
EXTRA POINTS
1. Jazz C Rudy Gobert opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles while making 11-of-15 shots.
2. Grizzlies SF Chandler Parsons hit 3-of-4 3-pointers on Friday after missing all five of his long-range tries against Indiana.
3. Utah held Memphis to an average of 87.7 points in winning all three meetings last season.