Mavericks Host Grizzlies on Sunday
The Dallas Mavericks play host to the Memphis Grizzlies at American Airlines Center on Sunday.

The Grizzlies (32-16) have the third-best record in the Western Conference and look better by the day. They're coming off an impressive road win against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, getting another 38 points from Ja Morant. The young point guard has been posting lines like that regularly, and he's been skyrocketing up the MVP ladder with his ridiculous play. What also makes this team scary is the fact that they've done this damage with numerous absences. Desmond Bane, Kyle Anderson and Dillon Brooks are all out now, and it'll be amazing to see how they look at full health. This is also the second-youngest team in the NBA, and it's frightening to see what they could become.

The Mavericks (26-20) are also one of the hottest teams in the NBA, entering this matchup winning 10 of their last 12 games. The most recent loss against the Phoenix Suns was discouraging though, blowing a late lead and allowing the Suns to win in comeback fashion. Losing to Phoenix is nothing to be ashamed of but suffering a defeat in that manner is crippling. In any case, this is the first week that this roster has been at full health, and it's awesome to watch Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis play together. Luka has been on another level recently, too, fliting with triple-double averages over the last three weeks.

Dallas has won five of their last seven games over Memphis in this series. They've dominated it historically as well, owning a 71-32 record against them in their 103 career matchups.
Posted on: 1/21/2022 8:56 PM