- 1 New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies: free throws with 7.3 seconds left and a shouting match at the horn
- 2 New Orleans Pelicans: 118.8 points allowed and three straight losses since the win in Memphis
- 3 Memphis Grizzlies: 5-0 on the road and a three-game home skid already behind them
- 4 Free NBA Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies: free throws with 7.3 seconds left and a shouting match at the horn 
Jeremiah Fears made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left in overtime on 2 November, Ty Jerome missed a 15-footer at the buzzer, and New Orleans won 135-134 in Memphis. The two teams had a shouting match at midcourt after the horn.
That loss ended a 6-0 start for the Grizzlies. Jerome scored 40. Zion Williamson had 25, nine of them in overtime, and Karlo Matkovic added a career-high 25.
They meet again on Friday 13 November at Smoothie King Center, 8:00pm ET, and the teams have gone in opposite directions since. Memphis are 7-3. New Orleans are 4-7 after three straight defeats.
The last of those was Monday’s 138-87 loss at Golden State. The Pelicans trailed 72-43 at halftime, with Williamson rested and Trey Murphy III, Trendon Watford and Yves Missi all out.
Memphis are 5-0 on the road, the only team in the league without a road loss. All three of their defeats have come at FedExForum.
Both teams play the next night too. The Pelicans host Denver on Saturday and the Grizzlies host Brooklyn, so this is the first half of a back-to-back for each of them.
New Orleans Pelicans: 118.8 points allowed and three straight losses since the win in Memphis 
New Orleans score 120.2 points a game and allow 118.8, and those numbers were set before the 51-point loss in San Francisco.
The season started 0-4, including two defeats to Denver, before four straight wins: Sacramento, Atlanta, the overtime game in Memphis and another overtime win at home against Utah. Since then they’ve lost to Minnesota 115-109, to the Clippers 139-123 and to Golden State.
Williamson is averaging 21.0 points on 62.8% shooting and went 9 for 9 from the field against the Clippers on Sunday. He was rested on the second night of that back-to-back, and New Orleans face another one this weekend.
Jamahl Mosley, in his first season as head coach, has been without Missi (knee) for a while, and Murphy has been in and out while he manages his knees. Murphy averages 15.6 points when he plays.
Turnovers are a recurring problem at 16.3 a game. Dejounte Murray, who came back from paternity leave in early November, and Fears share the ball-handling, with Fears averaging 15.8 points and 4.6 assists.
Saddiq Bey, extended in September on a three-year deal, adds 16.1 points a game, and Derik Queen is at 12.1 points and 7.2 rebounds. Queen led the team with 16 off the bench in San Francisco.
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Memphis Grizzlies: 5-0 on the road and a three-game home skid already behind them 
Ja Morant was traded to Portland on 29 June for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, and Ty Jerome has become the focal point. He’s averaging 26.7 points on 50% shooting and scored 27 with five threes in Toronto on Monday.
That 118-102 win snapped a three-game losing streak, all at home: 135-134 in overtime to New Orleans, 107-103 to Indiana and 128-97 to Oklahoma City.
Memphis shot 53% from the field and 16 of 34 from three in Toronto, a long way from the 10-of-45 night against the Thunder. Toronto were without Leonard, Barnes and Quickley, which needs to be taken into account.
Cameron Boozer, the No. 3 pick in June, had 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists on Monday. He’s averaging 16.2 points and 9.7 rebounds but shooting 36.4% from the field, while Cedric Coward is making 46.8% of his threes.
The frontcourt depth is thin right now. Isaiah Stewart has a knee injury, Scotty Pippen Jr. has a lumbar disc herniation, and Quinten Post took an elbow to the face in the first quarter in Toronto.
Memphis host Denver on Wednesday before this trip. On the road this season they’ve won at Golden State, Sacramento, Utah, Portland and Toronto.
Probable lineup New Orleans Pelicans: Dejounte Murray, Jeremiah Fears, Trey Murphy III (if available), Zion Williamson, Karlo Matkovic (not confirmed)
Probable lineup Memphis Grizzlies: Ty Jerome, Cedric Coward, Jaylen Wells, Cameron Boozer, Zach Edey (not confirmed)
Free NBA Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies
Our prediction: Memphis Grizzlies to win
Memphis to win. Five road games, five wins, and a team that just held Toronto to 102 while shooting 53% at the other end.
New Orleans did win the first meeting, and Williamson has been efficient all season. That game still needed overtime in Memphis, where the Grizzlies were 5.5-point favorites, and the Pelicans have lost their three games since by a combined 73 points.
No line had been posted at the time of writing. Memphis were around 1.51 at home in the first meeting, and I’d back them at a price in that range on the road against a defense allowing 118.8 a night.
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