Jan 18, 2021 - Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies

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1/18/2021 Memphis v. Phoenix Game Preview

	Phoenix Suns	(7-5, 4-4 away)
	Memphis Grizzlies	(7-6, 3-5 home)

January 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET
Regular Season

FedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee

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Season Series - Memphis leads 1-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 18, 2021	Phoenix	Memphis	104 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 20, 2021	Phoenix	Memphis	-	-	Regular Season	FedExForum

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Phoenix	12	48.4	40.2	86.1	.468	14.0	37.8	.371	15.4	19.1	.808	13.1	21.1	8.1	34.4	42.5	26.2	5.8	4.5	109.9
Memphis	13	48.4	41.6	92.1	.452	10.1	30.2	.333	13.3	17.4	.765	14.2	18.7	10.5	34.8	45.3	27.2	10.4	4.8	106.6
PHX Opponents	12	48.4	39.2	84.4	.465	10.9	29.8	.367	17.4	24.1	.723	13.2	19.5	9.3	34.8	44.1	22.3	6.7	3.4	106.8
MEM Opponents	13	48.4	39.8	87.8	.453	11.7	32.6	.358	16.1	20.9	.768	16.4	17.4	10.3	35.9	46.2	25.2	8.5	6.3	107.3

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 26, 2020	Phoenix	Memphis	109 - 114	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 5, 2020	Memphis	Phoenix	121 - 114	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 11, 2019	Memphis	Phoenix	115 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 2, 2019	Phoenix	Memphis	114 - 105	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 30, 2019	Memphis	Phoenix	120 - 115	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 4, 2018	Memphis	Phoenix	100 - 102	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Oct 27, 2018	Phoenix	Memphis	96 - 117	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 28, 2018	Phoenix	Memphis	110 - 102	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 29, 2018	Phoenix	Memphis	109 - 120	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Dec 26, 2017	Memphis	Phoenix	97 - 99	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 21, 2017	Memphis	Phoenix	95 - 97	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 28, 2017	Phoenix	Memphis	112 - 130	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 8, 2017	Phoenix	Memphis	91 - 110	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 30, 2017	Memphis	Phoenix	115 - 96	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 21, 2016	Memphis	Phoenix	103 - 97	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 6, 2016	Phoenix	Memphis	109 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 27, 2016	Memphis	Phoenix	106 - 111	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 6, 2015	Phoenix	Memphis	93 - 95	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 2, 2015	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 101	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 11, 2015	Phoenix	Memphis	110 - 122	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 5, 2014	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 91	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 14, 2014	Memphis	Phoenix	97 - 91	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 10, 2014	Phoenix	Memphis	99 - 104	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 2, 2014	Memphis	Phoenix	99 - 91	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 3, 2013	Phoenix	Memphis	91 - 110	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 5, 2013	Phoenix	Memphis	96 - 90	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 6, 2013	Memphis	Phoenix	92 - 81	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 12, 2012	Memphis	Phoenix	80 - 82	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 4, 2012	Phoenix	Memphis	98 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 11, 2012	Phoenix	Memphis	93 - 104	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 10, 2012	Memphis	Phoenix	91 - 98	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 28, 2012	Memphis	Phoenix	84 - 86	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 8, 2010	Memphis	Phoenix	104 - 98	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 8, 2010	Phoenix	Memphis	99 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 5, 2010	Memphis	Phoenix	118 - 123	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 16, 2010	Phoenix	Memphis	109 - 95	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 18, 2010	Phoenix	Memphis	118 - 125	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 2, 2010	Memphis	Phoenix	128 - 103	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 25, 2009	Memphis	Phoenix	111 - 126	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 13, 2009	Memphis	Phoenix	110 - 119	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 10, 2009	Phoenix	Memphis	89 - 106	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Dec 30, 2008	Phoenix	Memphis	101 - 89	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 10, 2008	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 8, 2008	Phoenix	Memphis	127 - 113	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 11, 2008	Memphis	Phoenix	111 - 132	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 26, 2008	Phoenix	Memphis	127 - 113	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 3, 2007	Phoenix	Memphis	116 - 111	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 26, 2007	Memphis	Phoenix	87 - 105	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 15, 2007	Phoenix	Memphis	137 - 122	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 11, 2006	Memphis	Phoenix	87 - 96	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 8, 2006	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 108	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 17, 2005	Phoenix	Memphis	87 - 91	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 16, 2005	Memphis	Phoenix	115 - 103	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 1, 2005	Phoenix	Memphis	123 - 115	Phoenix	Playoffs	FedExForum
Apr 29, 2005	Phoenix	Memphis	110 - 90	Phoenix	Playoffs	FedExForum
Apr 27, 2005	Memphis	Phoenix	103 - 108	Phoenix	Playoffs	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 24, 2005	Memphis	Phoenix	103 - 114	Phoenix	Playoffs	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 20, 2005	Phoenix	Memphis	97 - 91	Phoenix	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 1, 2005	Phoenix	Memphis	97 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 19, 2005	Memphis	Phoenix	88 - 79	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 23, 2004	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 109	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 11, 2004	Memphis	Phoenix	83 - 89	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 2, 2004	Phoenix	Memphis	99 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Feb 20, 2004	Phoenix	Memphis	92 - 97	Memphis	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Nov 7, 2003	Memphis	Phoenix	88 - 96	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 26, 2003	Phoenix	Memphis	101 - 99	Phoenix	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Jan 10, 2003	Memphis	Phoenix	90 - 96	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 8, 2002	Phoenix	Memphis	94 - 102	Memphis	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Dec 4, 2002	Memphis	Phoenix	85 - 98	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 21, 2002	Phoenix	Memphis	78 - 72	Phoenix	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Jan 10, 2002	Memphis	Phoenix	102 - 96	Memphis	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 23, 2001	Phoenix	Memphis	103 - 89	Phoenix	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Nov 6, 2001	Memphis	Phoenix	101 - 113	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 31, 2001	Vancouver	Phoenix	92 - 101	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 5, 2001	Vancouver	Phoenix	76 - 108	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 26, 2000	Phoenix	Vancouver	97 - 95	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Nov 29, 2000	Phoenix	Vancouver	106 - 109	Vancouver	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Apr 12, 2000	Vancouver	Phoenix	116 - 122	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 17, 2000	Phoenix	Vancouver	101 - 86	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 8, 2000	Vancouver	Phoenix	76 - 94	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 12, 2000	Phoenix	Vancouver	95 - 92	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
May 1, 1999	Vancouver	Phoenix	77 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 22, 1999	Vancouver	Phoenix	84 - 89	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 25, 1999	Phoenix	Vancouver	94 - 86	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Apr 12, 1998	Phoenix	Vancouver	129 - 106	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Mar 29, 1998	Vancouver	Phoenix	98 - 106	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 26, 1997	Phoenix	Vancouver	118 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Dec 9, 1997	Vancouver	Phoenix	85 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Apr 19, 1997	Vancouver	Phoenix	121 - 107	Vancouver	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 28, 1996	Phoenix	Vancouver	103 - 98	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Dec 15, 1996	Vancouver	Phoenix	84 - 103	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 14, 1996	Phoenix	Vancouver	89 - 92	Vancouver	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Apr 7, 1996	Phoenix	Vancouver	112 - 92	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 19, 1996	Vancouver	Phoenix	94 - 98	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 22, 1995	Phoenix	Vancouver	101 - 80	Phoenix	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Dec 5, 1995	Vancouver	Phoenix	108 - 112	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena

2020-2021 Phoenix Suns Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	C. Paul	D. Booker	M. Bridges	J. Crowder	D. Ayton
Rotation	C. Payne	J. Carter		C. Johnson	D. Saric
Rotation					J. Smith
Lim PT		L. Galloway	E. Moore	A. Nader	F. Kaminsky
Lim PT		T. Alexander			D. Jones

2020-2021 Memphis Grizzlies Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	T. Jones	D. Brooks	K. Anderson	B. Clarke	J. Valanciunas
Rotation	J. Morant	G. Allen	D. Bane	X. Tillman, Sr.	G. Dieng
Rotation		D. Melton
Rotation		J. Konchar
Rotation		S. McDermott
Lim PT			J. Winslow	J. Jackson, Jr.	K. Tillie
Lim PT				J. Porter

Phoenix Suns Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
0	Ty-Shon Alexander	SG	3	2.8	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
22	Deandre Ayton	C	12	30.6	5.6	10.0	.558	0.1	0.5	.167	1.7	2.5	.667	1.9	3.2	3.0	8.7	11.7	1.9	0.3	1.0	12.9
1	Devin Booker	SG	12	35.4	7.8	17.0	.461	2.1	6.0	.347	4.3	5.3	.812	3.9	3.1	0.2	3.0	3.2	4.2	1.1	0.3	22.1
25	Mikal Bridges	SG	12	32.6	5.2	10.2	.516	2.6	5.8	.449	2.2	2.8	.788	0.3	1.9	1.5	4.1	5.6	1.3	0.6	1.2	15.2
4	Jevon Carter	PG	12	13.7	1.5	3.8	.391	0.7	2.5	.267	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.2	1.8	0.1	1.4	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.4	3.8
99	Jae Crowder	SF	12	28.6	3.2	8.0	.396	2.2	6.3	.342	1.0	1.2	.857	0.6	2.2	0.3	4.3	4.7	2.5	0.8	0.1	9.5
2	Langston Galloway	G	12	9.5	1.6	3.2	.487	1.2	2.3	.500	0.6	0.6	1.000	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	4.9
23	Cameron Johnson	G	12	23.1	4.3	9.2	.468	2.5	6.5	.385	1.0	1.2	.857	0.7	1.0	0.5	2.8	3.2	1.6	0.6	0.5	12.2
30	Damian Jones	PF	5	8.4	0.6	1.2	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.4	1.0	.400	0.6	1.8	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.6
41	Frank Kaminsky	F	6	8.9	1.7	4.2	.400	0.5	1.2	.429	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.5	4.2
55	E'Twaun Moore	SG	2	4.7	0.5	2.0	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
11	Abdel Nader	SF	1	3.3	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
3	Chris Paul	PG	12	31.6	5.0	11.2	.444	0.8	2.8	.303	2.7	2.8	.970	2.0	3.1	0.6	3.9	4.5	8.6	0.9	0.2	13.5
15	Cameron Payne	G	10	17.7	3.0	5.9	.508	1.0	2.2	.455	0.4	0.4	1.000	1.3	2.2	0.2	2.2	2.4	4.3	0.6	0.1	7.4
20	Dario Saric	SF	7	18.8	3.7	8.3	.448	1.4	4.0	.357	1.7	1.9	.923	1.6	2.0	0.4	4.1	4.6	1.0	0.6	0.1	10.6
10	Jalen Smith	C	2	10.2	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0

Memphis Grizzlies Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
3	Grayson Allen	SG	12	21.5	2.2	6.0	.375	1.5	4.2	.360	2.0	2.2	.889	1.2	0.8	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.0	1.0	0.2	8.0
1	Kyle Anderson	PF	13	29.7	4.6	11.0	.420	1.5	4.4	.333	1.8	2.3	.800	1.8	2.0	1.0	6.2	7.2	4.1	0.6	0.8	12.5
22	Desmond Bane	SG	13	22.0	3.2	6.7	.471	1.8	3.6	.489	0.5	0.7	.778	1.1	1.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.1	0.8	0.0	8.6
24	Dillon Brooks	F	13	29.3	5.8	15.8	.369	1.9	6.3	.305	1.5	2.0	.769	2.5	3.5	1.3	2.6	3.9	3.1	1.4	0.4	15.2
15	Brandon Clarke	PF	13	29.3	5.8	12.4	.472	0.5	2.1	.259	1.0	2.0	.500	0.8	1.7	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.8	1.1	0.7	13.2
14	Gorgui Dieng	FC	10	16.8	3.1	5.9	.525	1.1	2.5	.440	0.8	0.8	1.000	1.0	1.4	1.1	3.3	4.4	1.6	1.0	0.6	8.1
13	Jaren Jackson, Jr.	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Tyus Jones	PG	13	25.9	3.7	8.6	.429	0.6	2.7	.229	0.4	0.5	.714	1.1	0.5	0.5	2.3	2.8	5.4	1.6	0.2	8.4
46	John Konchar	G	6	17.5	2.0	4.3	.462	0.5	1.3	.375	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.2	1.2	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.7	1.3	0.3	5.5
30	Sean McDermott	SG	3	13.8	0.7	2.3	.286	0.3	1.7	.200	0.7	0.7	1.000	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.3
0	De'Anthony Melton	SG	7	19.8	3.6	7.7	.463	0.9	2.4	.353	0.1	0.3	.500	1.4	1.7	0.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	1.3	0.9	8.1
12	Ja Morant	G	5	29.2	8.4	15.8	.532	0.8	2.8	.286	5.0	6.2	.806	2.8	2.2	0.4	1.6	2.0	7.0	1.0	0.6	22.6
11	Jontay Porter	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
35	Killian Tillie	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Xavier Tillman, Sr.	PF	8	20.7	4.0	7.1	.561	0.2	1.2	.200	0.4	0.5	.750	0.4	2.0	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.6	1.2	0.5	8.6
17	Jonas Valanciunas	C	12	26.7	5.6	10.5	.532	0.3	1.2	.286	2.9	4.0	.729	2.2	3.7	2.7	7.8	10.4	1.8	0.8	1.0	14.4
7	Justise Winslow	SF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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