DENVER - The Grizzlies (15-10) play their fifth game of December, and third in four nights, when they face the Nuggets (17-9) on Monday at the Pepsi Center.
Bear Necessities is a game-day spotlight on some Grizzlies notes of note to stay informed entering tonight's matchup.
Here are a few things to watch:
- The Grizzlies-Nuggets showdown pits two of the NBA’s top defensive teams. Denver and Memphis are tied for fourth in the NBA in defensive rating (points allowed/100 possessions) at 104.3. The only West team to hold more opponents under 100 points this season than Memphis (9) is Denver (10), while the Grizzlies lead the NBA in holding opponents under 90 (5).