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Sixers-Grizzlies preview: Looking to snap Memphis' home winning streak

Chester native and Grizzlies point guard Tyreke Evans is averaging 21.8 points and 6.9 assists in the last 13 games.

Memphis center Marc Gasol, right, controlling the ball against Sacramento forward Zach Randolph during a game Friday.
Memphis center Marc Gasol, right, controlling the ball against Sacramento forward Zach Randolph during a game Friday.Read moreBrandon Dill / AP

Sixers (22-20) at Memphis Grizzlies (16-29)

Monday at 8 p.m., at FedExForum

Talking points

In addition to keeping an eye on Marc Gasol, the Sixers must contain Chester native Tyreke Evans to snap the undermanned Grizzlies' four-game home winning streak. Evans is averaging 21.8 points and 6.9 assists over the past 13 games. This game might not a breeze for the Sixers as the Grizzlies' record might indicate. They have won seven of their last 12 games. That comes after a stretch in which they dropped 19 of 21.

How to watch and follow the game

  1. TV and streaming: NBC Sports Philadelphia

  2. Radio: 97.5 FM

  3. Twitter: @PompeyOnSixers

Starting lineups

Sixers (22-20)

33 Robert Covington SF 6-9  13.4 ppg. 5.9 rpg

9 Dario Saric PF 6-10  13.6 ppg. 6.8  rpg.

21 Joel Embiid C 7-2 24.0 ppg. 10.9 rpg.

7 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SG 6-6  6.1 ppg. 1.0 apg.

25 Ben Simmons PG 6-10 16.6 ppg. 7.2 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (fifth season, 97-273)

Injury report: Markelle Fultz (right shoulder rehabilitation, out); Furkan Korkmaz (Lisfranc fracture, out); JJ Redick (fractured left knee, out); Jerryd Bayless (sore left wrist, questionable).

Grizzlies  (16-29)

24 Dillon Brooks SF 6-6 8.4 ppg 2.9 rpg.

0 JaMychal Green PF 6-9 10.1  ppg. 7.4 rpg.

33 Marc Gasol C 7-1 18.1  ppg. 8.5 rpg.

23 Ben McLemore SG 6-5 7.0 ppg. 1.9 rpg.

12 Tyreke Evans PG 6-6 19.6 ppg. 4.9 apg.

Coach: J.B.Bickerstaff (second season, 46-51)

Injury report:  Mario Chalmers (right shoulder, out); Mike Conley (left heel, out); James Ennis III (right calf, out); Andrew Harrison (left shoulder, out); Chandler Parsons (illness/right knee, out); Brandon Wright (illness, out).

Head-to-head

The series is tied at 21 wins apiece, but the Grizzlies have won the past nine meetings.

Coming games

Wednesday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Chicago Bulls at Sixers

Friday: 8:30 p.m., AT&T Center, Sixers at San Antonio Spurs

Sunday: 6 p.m., Chesapeake Energy Arena, Sixers at Oklahoma City Thunder

Jan. 29: 8 p.m., BMO Harris Bradley Center, Sixers at Milwaukee Bucks

Jan. 31:7:30 p.m., Barclays Center, Sixers at Brooklyn Nets