The Memphis Grizzlies have been a disaster this season. It’s been an even worse season for Ja Morant, as he’s only managed to play in 20 games due to a litany of injuries. Morant, who was looked at a few years ago and one of the young star faces of the league, has had a difficult time staying healthy in his career. He hasn’t played since suffering a UCL sprain in his elbow in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks back on January 21st. With Morant injured once again, Memphis made the decision to send former
DPOY Jaren Jackson Jr. out before the trade deadline, effectively setting the franchise up for a rebuild. Now without their two best players and nothing to play for in the bottom in the West, Memphis has been in freefall and are just 2-11 in the month of March.
The San Antonio Spurs, meanwhile, have been the story of the West’s second half. At 54-18 and still sitting just three games behind Oklahoma City for the top seed, the Spurs have won 9 out of 10 and have won six straight. They’re coming off a stunning display of what their peak might look like in their demolition of the Miami Heat in South Beach on Monday night. As the season has played out, the Spurs have gotten noticeably better at taking care of their business and winning games that they’re expected to win. With the Grizzlies coming into this one with an injury report that’s 10 players deep coming compared to just 1 player on San Antonio’s, tonight is one of those games.
San Antonio Spurs (54-18) vs Memphis Grizzlies (24-47)
March 25 2026 | 6:00 PM CT
Watch: FDSS | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: David Jones-Garcia, OUT
Grizzlies Injuries: Ja Morant, elbow (OUT), Brandon Clarke, calf (OUT), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, finger (OUT), Zach Edey, ankle (OUT), Scotty Pippen Jr, toe (OUT), Santi Aldama, knee (OUT), Ty Jerome, ankle (OUT), Jaylen Wells, toe (OUT), Jahmai Mashack, ankle (OUT), Javon Small, back (QUESTIONABLE)
What to watch for
- Victor Wembanyama put on quite a display Monday night, making a Miami team that’s been great this season under Erik Spoelstra look like a high school team at times. Memphis by comparison doesn’t have even a quarter of the personnel or coaching that Miami has. This is especially true in the middle, where both the trade of JJJ and a season ending injury to Zach Edey leaves them devoid of great talent at center to contend with Wemby. If he was able to put on that show that was on in South Beach, what can he do tonight against a Grizzlies team that’s deploying small line-ups with no one over 6’9 to start games?
- The Spurs’ bench, which has been a bright spot all season long, is coming off a massive game where they accounted for 68 of San Antonio’s 136 points in the win against the Heat. Dylan Harper followed up his impressive first career start with a return to the bench, but that didn’t stop him from being just as impressive with a second consecutive 20 point performance. San Antonio is probably going to win most games when they get a combined 40 points between the duo of Harper and Keldon Johnson. Against such a mediocre Memphis defense, anything is possible.
- The Grizzlies are among the worst teams in the league at guarding the 3 point line. San Antonio has been middle of the pack in all aspects of three point shooting as far as league rankings go, but they’ve been very productive out there since the beginning of February, making an elite 38% of their shots from distance compared to their 35% mark for the season. For context, that 38% mark would be good for 3rd behind only the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks
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