The Memphis Grizzlies have quickly cemented their place as one of the NBA’s most thrilling and resilient teams. Known for their high-tempo, defense-first approach, they have repeatedly shown they can go toe-to-toe with the league’s elite.

The Grizzlies need Zach Edey's muscle while Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. try out some old actions versus Alperen Sengun's Rockets.

On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets won their fifth game in a row, the second straight coming against the Dallas Mavericks. While Nikola Jokic was his usual sensational self and recorded a triple-double, star guard Jamal Murray had his best game of the season, leading all scorers with 45 points.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday and Tuesday, sweeping the two-game mini series with their Western Conference rivals. Denver has now w

More importantly, the win gave Denver a one-and-a-half-game lead over Dallas for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. They're now 2-1 against the Mavericks in the regular season series. The Nuggets are also just 1.5 games behind the third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

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The game is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial. They can also watch with FuboTV, which offers $30 off your first month, or SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

The Nuggets may need to make a move and the name of Michael Porter Jr. has been the name mentioned most ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. But would Denver actually do it?

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HOUSTON — This was the third meeting of the season between the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston ... when Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets put teams in the same situation.

The Houston Rockets are 1.83 favorites on Bet365, while the Denver Nuggets are at 2.00 odds. The over 230 is at 1.762 on 1xbe, while the under is at 2.075 odds. The Denver Nuggets are 1.80 on the (+2.5) handicap on Betway, while the Rockets are at 1.99 to overcome the (-2.5) spread. Read more here.