The Toronto Raptors hosted the Memphis Grizzlies at the Scotiabank Arena on a cold Saturday night without star man Kawhi Leonard. The Raptors were looking to continue on from the late victory against the Phoenix Suns with a win against another struggling team in the Western Conference.
The Grizzlies were 12-8 when the two teams met back in late November but had slipped to 19-26 on the season, and their hopes of making the playoffs were cratering at an alarming rate. Memphis was without their veteran big man, Marc Gasol, but still had the interior presence of Jaren Jackson Jr.