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The Memphis Grizzlies will play their second home game of the season in a Monday matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

He also was questionable for Saturday's game against the Dallas Mavericks, but he didn't he play. The new-look Nets (1-1) are led by Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. They won their first matchup against the New York Knicks before splitting road games in Houston and Dallas.

The Brooklyn Nets have lost six straight to the Memphis Grizzlies. Tonight, they'll try to end that streak. Here's everything you need to know.

Brooklyn smacked the Bucks around a few weeks ago to earn their first preseason win. I expect the scoring for Brooklyn to happen there early and often. The Nets and Grizzlies average a combined 221.8 points per game so far during this season. With the spread and moneyline, this game is about as close to even as you can get. The Nets come into this contest as the underdogs via a +1 point spread. Tonight on the road, Brooklyn aims to break that streak and jump above .500 for the first time this season.

The Brooklyn Nets got their first win under their belt last week as they held off the Toronto Raptors at home. Now, they travel to Memphis to take on one of ...

Thus, a parallel between the position Memphis will be in Monday night, and the one Brooklyn was in on Friday night. Now, they travel to Memphis to take on one of the early candidates for MVP, Ja Morant and the Grizzlies. Good news for Simmons, I think this game’s pace will play a bit into his sweet spot.

On Monday evening, Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets will face off with Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee.

Last season, the Nets lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs to the Boston Celtics, while the Grizzlies lost in the second round to the Golden State Warriors. Kevin Durant is off to a great start to the season averaging 29.5 points per game. Despite not having them, the Grizzlies have gotten off to a 2-1 start in their first three games.

Kevin Durant moved into 20th all-time on the NBA's scoring list in Monday night's game between the Brooklyn Nets and Memphis Grizzlies.

Outside of his rookie season, he has averaged at least 25.1 points per game in every season that he has played. Durant has averaged at least 20.3 points per game all 14 seasons that he has played in the NBA. Kevin Durant is one of the best players to ever play in the NBA, and on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, the

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton has set a goal of going to the free throw line at least 10 times a game.

Both Claxton and Simmons’ development as free-throw shooters will continue to be a significant storyline to monitor in Brooklyn this season. The 26-year-old is a career 59.7 percent free-throw shooter and shot just 15 of 45 from the line in the second round of the 2021 playoffs with Philadelphia. He’s starting to show the player he can be and I think he’s still got a ways to go. Despite a better effort against Toronto, the Nets PG has been to the free-throw line just once in Brooklyn’s first two games. He shook off the first night and I thought was much more aggressive.” [has also shown this aggressiveness as a ball handler](https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1583647562937950208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1583647562937950208%7Ctwgr%5Eae12af710249828cff363fc8b654abec22ab5b92%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1875660action%3Dedit) in the half-court and transition. “I want to go to the free throw line 10-plus times a game,” Claxton said. “That’s something I embrace and know I need to work on, so I embrace the challenge. [season-opening loss](https://clutchpoints.com/nets-blown-out-in-season-opener-as-zion-williamson-dominates-ben-simmons-struggles-in-return/) to the New Orleans Pelicans was evident. But again, just the toughness and the resilience to continue to play, to not waver or get down, and to stay focused. Claxton has delivered thus far, posting back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career to open the season. Claxton shot 40.0 percent from the line last season and 4 of 22 during Brooklyn’s first-round series against Boston.

Claxton, who hopes to be a defensive force, had a pair of double-doubles in his first two games this season.

“That’s something I embrace and know I need to work on, so I embrace the challenge. “I want to go to the free-throw line 10-plus times a game,” Claxton said. He spent a lot of time in the offseason working on his free-throw shooting, but is 4-for-10 in the first two games. “Yeah, I mean, obviously we're one of the most talented teams in the league, so where teams think they might have an advantage over us is just to out-physical us,” Claxton said several hours before the team tipped off against the Grizzlies. Claxton said Monday the Nets know that biggerteams are going to look to push them around. Claxton has embraced the challenge of being a fulltime starter.

The Brooklyn Nets' biggest weakness as a team one season ago was defense, but young center Nic Claxton has high aspirations for helping the Nets address ...

He’s comfortable now, and we need him to be more and more aggressive.” I’m more like, ‘Nic, captain us with [defensive] coverages.’ Talking about making sure you know what coverage we’re in, making sure you’re low man when you need to be making sure you’re protecting the rim.” Head coach Steve Nash said, “I’m not here to say, ‘OK, Nic, now you got to add a step-back [jump shot] to your game.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball game on October 24, 2022.

[Dillon Brooks](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155526/dillon-brooks), listed as questionable before the game with a sore left thigh, made his first appearance of the season. “I mean, 76 between the both of us, it’s something we take pride in, sharing the ball and getting everyone involved.” …C [Steven Adams](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991235/steven-adams) had 13 rebounds. Durant pointed to Memphis making 16 3-pointers in the game, 12 of them from Bane and Morant. Bane scored 19 in the period. The fact that they knocked down more 3s than us, that’s the name of the game now. Despite Durant’s 17 in the quarter, Memphis outscored the Nets 45-28 in the third. The 76 points by the Grizzlies guards was the most by a two-player tandem in franchise history. “The 3-point line killed us,” Durant said, adding: “It was that 3-point line that separated us. Tonight, I thought was his best game at doing both at a high level.” …I knew it was just a matter of time before I caught my rhythm.” Morant and Bane also each had seven assists.

The Brooklyn Nets' biggest weakness as a team one season ago was defense, but young center Nic Claxton has high aspirations for helping the Nets address ...

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After suffering an embarrassing 22 point opening night loss against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Brooklyn Nets were able to get their act together and ...

But against the Raptors, Simmons repeatedly pushed the ball up the floor, took advantage of his ability to hit floaters with either hand, and found open players in spots to hit the shots that they found comfortable. Superstar players in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant combined for 57 points to help guide the Nets to their victory. Because of the Nets’ lack of size, Claxton will have to step up to stop any future chances of getting bullied in the paint.

Suns se prueban ante Warriors; el 'Joker' enfrenta al Rey dos veces y los Nets tienen dos rivales de gran calidad. ¿Qué más hay en el menú?

McCollum y por el otro CP3 y [Deandre Ayton](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/4278129/deandre-ayton) para conformar un par de 'Big Threes' envidiables en la Conferencia Oeste. [Luka Doncic](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/3945274/luka-doncic) ante la magia de Kyrie Irving. Nuggets vs Lakers (21:30 ET) : A cuatro días de su primer enfrentamiento, Jokic y James vuelven a verse en una duela. En su debut con los de Ohio, 'Spida' se despachó con 31 unidades y dejó en claro que Cleveland hizo una de las mejores incorporaciones en mucho tiempo con el fin de volver a ser un contendiente, algo que desde la salida de LeBron James lucía como un sueño que temporada tras temporada se esfumaba. Doncic pondrá a prueba la capacidad defensiva de Ben Simmons, mientras que KD no tendrá una noche fácil ante [Christian Wood](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/3058254/christian-wood). Una de las características de estas franquicias es que llevan bastantes años dándole continuidad a sus proyectos, desde el banco hasta el núcleo de jugadores y eso los convierte en favoritos para quedarse con los primeros lugares de sus conferencias, pero para ello deberán cimentar el camino desde ahora y esta es una de sus pruebas más complicadas. [New Orleans Pelicans](/basquetbol/nba/equipo/_/nombre/no/new-orleans-pelicans). Los Suns tuvieron un debut de ensueño al vencer en casa a los [Nikola Jokic](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/3112335/nikola-jokic) y [LeBron James](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/1966/lebron-james) tendrán los reflectores sobre ellos y de su labor dependerá mucho que Lakers y Nuggets comiencen a escalar posiciones en el 'Salvaje Oeste'. Grandes actuaciones individuales y remontadas históricas, así como uno que otro sinsabor; sin embargo, esto apenas comienza y el calendario nos ofrece duelos calibre de Playoffs como el KD no pudo cargar solo con el peso ofensivo de la quinteta, por lo que en el duelo ante los Bucks necesitará un mayor aporte de [Kyrie Irving](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/6442/kyrie-irving) y [Ben Simmons](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/3907387/ben-simmons) para comenzar a verlos como contendientes y no como un fracaso más. ¿Qué más hay en el menú?

Nets duo Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, along with Ja Morant and Desmond Bane, all scored at least 37 points in an epic encounter.

The Grizzlies have now improved to 3-1, while the Nets suffer their second loss in three games. The Nuggets, on the other hand, had Kiki Vanderweghe who exploded for 51 points, and Alex English who dropped 47. This is the first time we’ve seen such a scoring onslaught since 1983 (h/t

They have a loaded roster with Ben Simmons, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Durant is off to a good start to the year averaging 29.5 points per game on 48.7% ...

Last season, the Grizzlies finished with the second best regular season record in the NBA, and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in six games. As for the Grizzlies, they come into the game with a 2-1 record after beating the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets but losing to the Dallas Mavericks. The Nets come into the game with a 1-1 record after losing to the New Orleans Pelicans, and then beating the Toronto Raptors.