Grizzlies take on Griffin-less Clippers, hoping to win both in back-to-back

To close out a back-to-back set, the Memphis Grizzlies will hope to make the Los Angeles Clippers their second victory in two games out of the All-Star break. They're a night removed from being led to a closely contested win over the Portland Trail Blazers by Marc Gasol's 21 points. In the last game between these two teams, Gasol scored a team-high 30 points en route to an easy 16-point Grizzlies win.

Clippers star Blake Griffin, voted by coaches to be an All-Star, has been out since February 8th after requiring elbow surgery. With the already shallow Clippers lacking one of their core offensive cogs, Gasol and the Grizzlies defense will be able to key in on Chris Paul, the Clippers' other All-Star.

Spencer Hawes, starting in place of Griffin, has struggled in, well, every way imaginable, shooting an uninspiring 33.0% from 3. On the other end, the Grizzlies will get to attack Hawes in the post. He doesn't put up the same fight on the block that we've historically seen from Griffin in dogfights against Zach Randolph.

Even without Griffin, the Clippers have been clicking lately. They've won four in a row, coinciding with J.J. Redick's return from injury. Having their sharpshooter back in the lineup anchors a pick-and-roll-heavy attack, and Redick has shot 10-of-20 on 3s since rejoining the lineup. The Grizzlies can ill afford to take the Blake-less Clippers lightly on the SEGABABA.

2014/15 NBA Season
	vs
2014/15: 40-14 (17-9 away)		2014/15: 37-19 (23-7 home)
February 22nd, 2015
Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
9:30 PM CDT
Fox SportSouth / 92.9 FM ESPN / NBA TV
Possible Starters
Mike Conley	PG	Chris Paul
Courtney Lee	SG	J.J. Redick
Jeff Green	SF	Matt Barnes
Zach Randolph	PF	Spencer Hawes
Marc Gasol	C	DeAndre Jordan
2014/15 Advanced Stats
92.0 (27th)	Pace	94.5 (11th)
107.5 (10th)	ORtg	113.4 (1st)
102.3 (4th)	DRtg	106.6 (18th)