PREMIERE WEEK

CALENDAR PORTRAIT

Ja Morant: leader of the Grizz - Undisputed Franchise Player - Morant’s brought a new level of excitement back to Memphis.

GRIZZLIES UNDISPUTED FRANCHISE PLAYER

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SLATE (10/22)

(NBA TV) • SAS 114 (2-1) @ PHI 105 (0-3)

DEVIN VASSELL (SAS): 22!, 4 & 3 DIMES

-Great W for the young Spurs. Devin Vassell (22, 4 & 3 dimes) & Keldon Johnson (21 & 8 boards) are worth the price of admission (or at least worth watching on League Pass)

-You know, it’s way too early for Philly to ht the “panic button” on this season but that said…they need to figure it out quick. Poor bench production & shot selection could doom them if something doesn’t quickly change

(LP) • DET 115 (1-2) @ IND 124 (1-2)

*BENNEDICT MATHURIN (IND): 27! & 7 BOARDS (OFF BENCH!)***

-Bennedict Mathurin has 72 POINTS off the bench thru Indiana’s first three contests. He’s the real deal…also, Tyrese Haliburton is already a star: 24, 10 dimes, 5! steals & 4 boards v. DET

(LP) • BOS 126 (3-0) @ ORL 120 (0-3)

JAYSON TATUM (BOS): 40! & 8 BOARDS

-Is it too early to put Jayson Tatum’s name at the top of the MVP race? No? Good.

-(Orrr Paolo Banchero near the top of ROY rankings?)

(LP) • TOR 109 (1-2) @ MIA 112 (1-2)

JIMMY BUTLER (MIA): 24, 5 & 4 BOARDS

-Despite a strong, second half push by Toronto, Miami held on to pick up victory #1; Jimmy B. (24, 5 & 4 boards) & Max Strus (who’s been playing great to start the season btw; 20l, 5 & 3 off the bench) led the way

(LP) • CLE 128! (1-1) @ CHI 96 (1-2)

DONOVAN MITCHELL (CLE): 32, 9 & 8 DIMES!

-Cavs embarrassed Chicago in their home opener WITHOUT Darius Garland; CLE’s roster is serious: Kevin Love knocked down 5 triples off the bench, Cedi Osman scored 15, Robin Lopez chipped in 12 & D. Mitchell paced the way with 32, 9 & 8.

-Bulls need to regroup and place more of an emphasis on limiting penetration & easy hree-point chances

(LP) • HOU 105 (0-3) @ MIL 125 (2-0)

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO (MIL): DD - 44!!, 12 & 3 DIMES (in 27 MIN!)

-Other-wordly performance from Giannis: pure domination in less than 30 minutes of action

(LP) • OKC 117 (0-2) @ DEN 122 (2-1)

MICHAEL PORTER JR. (DEN): 22 & 6 BOARDS

-Nikola Jokić’s 2nd straight triple-double, combined w/ great overall support (KCP: 21 pts, MPJ: 22 pts, J. Murray: 16 pts) helped overcome strong games from OKC’s two young stars (SGA: 28, 7 & 3 dimes • J. Giddey: 19, 12 & 6 dimes)

(LP) • LAC 111 (2-0) @ SAC 109 (0-2)

PAUL GEORGE (LAC): 40!, 6 & 6 boards

-PG-13 was firing on all cylinders in a clutch, road victory over Sacramento

NBA TV GAME OF THE NIGHT

GRIZZLIES 96 (2-1) @ MAVS 137! (1-1)

**LUKA DONCIC**

**DD - 32, 10 & 7 boards**

L. DONCIC PLAYER PROFILE

L. Doncic (DAL): DD - 32, 10 & 7 dimes

C. Wood (DAL): DD - 25, 12 & 3 dimes! (off bench!)

T. Hardaway Jr. (DAL): 16 pts

J. Morant (MEM): 20 & 4 dimes (featured profile: 10/22)

D. Bane (MEM): 14, 5 & 4 dimes

D. Roddy (MEM): 12! & 3 boards (off bench)

NO PROJECTED WINNER

• rookies italicized

KEY:

DD = Double-Double

TD = Triple-Double

LP = League Pass

GW = Game-Winner

START = In starting 5 for particular game

Boards = Rebounds

Dimes = Assists

TOs = Turnovers

"Oct. 22nd" • Featured Game: Grizzlies @ Mavericks