Ja Morant’s Upcoming Showdowns: Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks on the Radar
Get ready for some thrilling matchups! Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are set to face off against some of the NBA’s top teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and New York Knicks.
Here are some key details about these anticipated games:
Upcoming Games
– Lakers vs Grizzlies: On November, the Grizzlies will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers.
– Celtics vs Grizzlies: Ja Morant has a history of putting up impressive numbers against the Celtics, averaging 30.2 points, 7.4 assists, and 6.6 rebounds in their previous matchups.
– Knicks vs Grizzlies: Morant has also had success against the Knicks, averaging 25.8 points, 9.2 assists, and 5.6 rebounds in their previous games.
Ja Morant’s Performance Stats
– Vs Lakers: Morant has averaged 20.2 points, 6.4 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in his last 5 games against the Lakers.
– Vs Celtics: As mentioned earlier, Morant has averaged 30.2 points, 7.4 assists, and 6.6 rebounds against the Celtics.
– Vs Knicks: Morant’s stats against the Knicks include 25.8 points, 9.2 assists, and 5.6 rebounds per game
On Thursday afternoon, the NBA unveiled the full regular season schedule, letting the excitement begin to build.
The timing of the announcement—right before the start of the college and NFL football seasons—was also astute, since it kept the NBA relevant.
Due to their upcoming foreign schedule that includes games against the Orlando Magic in Berlin and London, the Memphis Grizzlies will not be playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year.
There was room for improvement in the NBA’s planning of that.
However, there are still plenty of big matchups for Grizzlies fans to look forward to. Here is a look at the full schedule.
Here are some of the bigger matchups for the Grizzlies this season.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Grizzlies will play the Lakers three times this season: October 31st in Memphis as part of the NBA Cup Group Play, and then January 2nd and 4th in Los Angeles.
Memphis fans will be among the first to see the new and improved Luka Doncic in their building, and any time LeBron James comes to town, it’s worth noting, because who knows how much longer he’ll play.
Memphis went 1-3 against the Lakers last season, winning the first matchup of the season. The three losses were by an average of just six points per game.
The Lakers made a few changes this offseason, letting Dorian Finney-Smith walk while bringing in Deandre Ayton, Jake LaRavia, and former Grizzly Marcus Smart.
New York Knicks
With them being in opposite conferences, the Grizzlies and Knicks will only play twice. The first will come in Madison Square Garden on November 11th. It’ll be the first night of a back-to-back for the Grizzlies. The return matchup will be on March 18th in Memphis.
Memphis lost both games against the Knicks last season, with the one in MSG coming by a whopping 37 points despite Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. both playing.
The Knicks’ roster hasn’t changed too much, although they did fire Tom Thibodeau in favor of Mike Brown despite making the Eastern Conference Finals last year.
Boston Celtics
Just like with the Knicks, the Grizzlies and Celtics will only play twice. And, coincidentally, each time the Grizzlies play the Knicks, they’ll play the Celtics the game after. The Celtics will be that second night of a road back-to-back for Memphis on November 12th, and then Boston will come to Memphis on March 20th.
Memphis and Boston split the two games between them last year, with both road teams winning.
Boston is basically taking the year off after allowing Al Horford to walk in free agency and trading Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday. Jayson Tatum is out for the year with an Achilles tear he suffered in the playoffs, so the Celtics are more focused on staying under the tax than anything.
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