Suns at Grizzlies NBA Picks: One thing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will bring us is plenty of NBA action as the league has a large slate of games scheduled. To start Monday's TNT triple header, the Memphis Grizzlies are hosting the Phoenix Suns with tip-off set for 5:30 pm ET.
The Grizzlies (21-18) are hot having won three straight games and have collected six wins over their last 10 games. In the process, Memphis is only 4.5 games in back of Dallas in the competitive Southwest Division.
Phoenix (24-17) is currently holding down second place in the Pacific Division 7.5 games in back of the Lakers. The Suns roll into Memphis having lost three straight games.
The Grizzlies have as many victories at home this season (14) as they did in 2006-07 and 2007-08, and they're two from matching last season's win total at FedEx Forum.
Zach Randolph leads Memphis with 20.5 points per game and 11.5. He is one of two players, along with Toronto's Chris Bosh, averaging more than 20 points and 10 boards on the season.
Randolph had 24 points and 13 rebounds in a 126-111 loss in Phoenix on Nov. 25, then posted 18 and 11 as the Grizzlies beat the Suns 128-103 on Jan. 2, also on the road.
Since a 113-94 victory over Toronto on Nov. 29, the Suns have allowed 113.0 points per game while losing 10 of 11 road games. Saturday's 125-99 defeat at Charlotte may have been one of the most embarrassing for Phoenix, which trailed by as many as 39 points and failed to reach 100 for the first time in 13 games.
NBA Picks: We look for the Grizzlies to cover this game -2 at FedEx Forum.
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