Grizzlies' Ja Morant (illness) might 行方不明になる game at Utah
Though the Grizzlies were able to 残り／休憩（する） Friday while the Utah Jazz were dropping a road game in Denver, Memphis' advantage ahead of a Saturday ナイター in Salt Lake CIty might be negated because of a health 状況／情勢.
Ja Morant, who is 普通の／平均（する）ing 32.6 points and 6.8 補助装置s, might not play against the Jazz. He is 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d as doubtful because of a 非，不，無-COVID illness.
The status of Memphis' John Konchar also is uncertain 予定 to shoulder soreness. The guard is 疑わしい after having 行方不明になるd the Grizzlies' 125-110 road 勝利，勝つ over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
If it comes as any なぐさみ to the Grizzlies, Desmond 禁止（する） is on a 涙／ほころび entering Memphis' two-game 始める，決める in Utah. The teams will 衝突／不一致 again in Salt Lake City on Monday.
禁止（する） drained six 3-pointers en 大勝する to 31 points against the Kings after 得点する／非難する／２０ing 38 points in a 134-124 勝利，勝つ over the Brooklyn 逮捕するs on Monday.
The 狙撃 guard 攻撃する，衝突する just 13 of 49 発射s (26.5 パーセント) in the Grizzlies' first three games. Over the past two 遠出s, he has gone 25-for-49 (51 パーセント).
"広大な／多数の／重要な two-game 業績／成果. He's been playing 広大な／多数の／重要な all season," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. "I think his 弁護 was really good 同様に. ... When he's in that zone, he's hard to stop."
禁止（する） 追加するd, "発射s are 落ちるing. 早期に on, I was getting 類似の looks, and now I 肉親，親類d of got my 脚s under me and (now) they're 落ちるing."
発射s fell like bricks for the Jazz in their second loss of the season on Friday, a 117-101 後退 against the Nuggets. Utah only 攻撃する，衝突する 10 of 39 3-point 試みる／企てるs (25.6 パーセント), with Jordan Clarkson 行方不明の all seven of his long-範囲 発射s and Talen Horton-Tucker going 0-for-5.
The Nuggets, 一方／合間, 発射 45.9 パーセント 全体にわたる, 含むing an 同一の 狙撃 百分率 from 3-point 範囲 (17-for-37). Bones Hyland made as many treys as Clarkson 行方不明になるd, 狙撃 7-for-12 from 深い.
"I thought for the most part we got good 3-point looks," Jazz coach Will Hardy said. "J.C. going 0-for-7 is definitely an anomaly. I thought he took good ones."
Friday's game was a 180-degree turnaround from the Jazz's season opener against Denver, when Utah surprised the visiting Nuggets with a 123-102 victory. The new-look Jazz 発射 50.6 パーセント 全体にわたる and 攻撃する，衝突する 16 of 38 3-point tries (42.1 パーセント) in the blowout 勝利，勝つ.
On Friday, Utah jumped ahead 12-6 lead behind four 3-pointers, the last two from Lauri Markkanen. Denver then used a 25-5 殺到する to move in 前線 for good.
Collin Sexton played on Friday after sitting out the second half of the Jazz's Wednesday 勝利，勝つ over Houston because of an oblique 傷害. He finished with 13 points against the Nuggets.
Sexton had an 交流 with Hardy during the Denver game but told reporters he was 存在 hard on himself about a foul called against him. Hardy, he 追加するd, 簡単に told him to remain engaged.
"It wasn't him coming at me or me going 支援する at him," Sexton said. "I was just so mad about the foul."
The Jazz were without Rudy Gay and Simone Fontecchio 予定 to the COVID-19 議定書, while Walker Kessler 行方不明になるd the contest with a different illness.
The Saturday contest will be the first 会合 of the year for Memphis and Utah. The Grizzlies, who will continue a four-game Western trip on Saturday, won the 2021-22 season series 2-1 after the Jazz won the clubs' six 事前の matchups.
--Field Level マスコミ
