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.
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
TV and streaming: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 FM
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