Game date, time and location: Saturday, Mar. 28, 7:00 p.m. CST, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (Memphis), Chicago Sports Network
Radio:92.9 FM ESPN Radio/680 AM (Memphis), 670 AM The Score/104.3 FM (Chicago)
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VITALS:TheMemphis Grizzlies(24-49) andChicago Bulls(29-44) meet for the second of two regular season matchup, with the Bulls winning the first two, (with the Bulls winning the first, 132-107, on Mar. 16).
The Grizzlies are 26-34 all-time versus the Bulls during the regular season, including 16-13 in home games and 10-21 in road games. The Bulls split the season series against the Grizzlies in the 2024-2025 regular season.
STANDINGS STAKES:The Grizzlies enter the game as the 12th seed in the West, .005 of a win percentage point behind the 11th-seeded New Orleans Pelicans and half a game ahead of the 13th-seeded Dallas Mavericks, along with the seventh-worst record in the NBA.
The Bulls, on the other hand, come into this game as the 12th seed in the East, half a game behind the 11th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and 12 games ahead of the Washington Wizards.
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PROJECTED STARTERSGRIZZLIES
G Javon Small
G Cedric Coward
C Olivier-Maxence Prosper
F Rayan Rupert
F GG Jackson
BULLS
G Tre Jones
G Josh Giddey
C Leonard Miller
F Isaac Okoro
F Matas Buzelis
INJURY REPORTGRIZZLIES
Jaylen Wells: Out – Toe
Ty Jerome: Out – Ankle
Cam Spencer: Out – Back
Taylor Hendricks: Out – Thumb
Walter Clayton Jr.: Available – Ankle
Taj Gibson: Out – Foot
Javon Small: Available – Back/Two-Way
Rayan Rupert: Available – Two-Way
Jahmai Mashack: Available – Ankle/Two-Way
Scotty Pippen Jr.: Out – Toe
Santi Aldama: Out – Knee
Ja Morant: Out – Elbow
Zach Edey: Out – Ankle
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Out – Finger
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Brandon Clarke: Out – Calf
BULLS
Nick Richards: Out – Elbow
Guerschon Yabusele: Out – Injury Management
Anfernee Simons: Out – Wrist
Jaden Ivey: Out – Knee
Jalen Smith: Out – Calf
Zach Collins: Out – Toe
Noa Essengue: Out – Shoulder
Yuki Kawamura: Out – G League (Two-Way)
Mac McClung: Out – G League (Two-Way)
Lachlan Olbrich: Active – G League (Two-Way)
Spread: Grizzlies +3.5 (-106), Bulls -3.5 (-114)
Moneyline: Grizzlies +150, Bulls -178
Total points scored: 245.5 (over -110, under -110)
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Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo on Olivier-Maxence Prosper’s big game and shooting development in the loss to the Houston Rockets: “Power of practice and it’s not only like always talk about putting in the hours, but it’s also what he puts into those hours and his focus and, let’s say, how present he is in every one.
Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Memphis Grizzlies On SI. Additionally he is the producer and co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and NBA. He can be reached on Twitter: @tropicalblanket
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/grizzlies/onsi as Wells, Spencer, Hendricks & Jerome’s status for Grizzlies-Bulls: Final Injury Report, Odds.