The last game in the NBA on Saturday night is going to be between Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies. Both teams have 4 wins but the Jazz played 6 games while the Grizzlies had 5. Last night Utah lost to Denver Nuggets and now is returning home while Memphis is continuing their road trip and now will face the Jazz for 2 straight games.

The start of the season has been very good for Utah. They traded leaders during the summer but they have beaten teams like the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Pelicans and Rockets. At home, the Jazz has played only 2 games but in both they got victories. The only loss for the Grizzlies was against the Mavericks on the road and they struggled against the Rockets, but managed to beat the Kings pretty easily.

In this game, I'm covering the Jazz handicap. Last night, it was announced that Ja Morant is doubtful so he probably won't play tonight. If we take him out, their roster isn't so great. Morant this season averages 32.6 points, 6.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds. Last season Memphis was great without Morant but they had Jaren Jackson Jr. who's going to be out for a while.

Memphis is 2nd best offensive team in the league (offensive rating of 117.9) but Utah is 21st-best with a rating of 110.5. At the same time, Jazz is playing at a higher pace. The biggest difference is on defense, as Jazz has a defensive rating of 107.9 (7th best) but the Grizzlies are 3rd worst (119.6). While the difference between points scored per game between both teams is 4 points in favor of the Grizzlies, the difference in allowed points between both teams is 7.5 in favor of the Jazz.

I'm more than confident that his game will be much tighter than they are predicting right now. Utah is a surprise team and I don't see what gives Memphis the edge if they are without Ja Morant. It's not like the Jazz roster is full of young guys who haven't played in the league a lot but they are veterans who know how to get things done. I'm confident that the Jazz will cover the handicap.

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周六晚上NBA的最后一场比赛将在犹他爵士和孟菲斯灰熊之间进行。两队都取得了4胜，但爵士只打了6场比赛，而灰熊只打了5场。昨晚爵士输给了丹佛掘金，现在他们要回家了，而灰熊继续他们的客场之旅，现在他们将连续两场面对爵士。

犹他爵士本赛季的开局非常不错。他们在夏天交换了球队领袖，但他们击败了掘金、森林狼、鹈鹕和火箭等球队。在主场，爵士只打了两场比赛，但他们都取得了胜利。灰熊唯一的一场失利是客场对阵小牛，他们在对阵火箭时也很挣扎，但他们还是轻松击败了国王。

在这场比赛中，我负责爵士队的障碍。昨晚，有消息称贾·莫兰特很有可能不会参加今晚的比赛。如果我们除掉他，他们的名单就没那么好了。莫兰特本赛季场均32.6分，6.8次助攻和4.4个篮板。上赛季灰熊在没有莫兰特的情况下表现出色，但是他们有小贾伦·杰克逊，他将缺阵一段时间。

灰熊是联盟进攻效率第二高的球队(进攻效率117.9)，而爵士则以110.5排在联盟第21位。与此同时，爵士也在以更高的节奏打球。最大的区别在于防守，爵士的防守效率为107.9(倒数第七)，而灰熊的防守效率为119.6(倒数第三)。虽然两队场均得分之差为灰熊队4分，但两队场均失分之差为爵士队7.5分。

我非常有信心，他的比赛将比他们现在预测的要激烈得多。爵士是一支令人惊讶的球队，如果没有贾·莫兰特，我不知道灰熊还有什么优势。爵士的阵容中并不是全是没在联盟打过多少球的年轻人，而是知道如何把事情做好的老兵。我有信心爵士能克服障碍。