Grizzlies (9-22) at Celtics (27-3) 1/4

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Memphis Grizzlies (9-22) at Boston Celtics (27-3)
Friday, January 4
7:30 PM ET
Game #31, Home Game #17
TD Banknorth Garden
TD Banknorth Garden



Probable Starters

Rajon Rondo/Ray Allen/Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/Kendrick Perkins

Off the Bench
Eddie House, Brian Scalabrine, James Posey, Tony Allen, Big Baby Davis, Scot Pollard, Leon Powe, Gabe Pruitt

Injuries
None




Probable Starters

Mike Conley/Mike Miller/Rudy Gay/Pau Gasol/Darko Milicic

Off the Bench
Stromile Swift, Kyle Lowry, Casey Jacobson, Juan Carlos Navarro, Andre Brown, Jeremy Richardson

Injuries
None

Key Matchups
vs
Rajon Rondo PPG 9.4 | APG 5.3 | SPG 1.9
Mike Conley PPG 5.7 | APG 3.5 | 3P% .250
Mike Conley was the top rated PG's in this last draft. This should be a good matchup for Rondo.
vs
Kevin Garnett PPG 18.8 | RPG 10.5 | BPG 1.5
Pau Gasol PPG 17.5 | RPG 7.9 | BPG 1.2
Kevin Garnett and Pau Gasol are two of the premier bigs in the league. It should be a battle as both can go inside or out.

Keys to the game.
Energy. Come out strong and play for 48 minutes.
Defense. Defense got them here, continue playing team defense.
Don't take them for granted. The Celtics can't let up their guard on teams with losing records. They have to play them as if they were contenders as even the bottom teams will play the Celtics tough.

Game Notes
The Grizzlies are 4-11 on the road and 3-7 in their last 10 games. They can be a dangerous team though as they have players who are capable of taking over a game on any given night. This could be a trap game with the Pistons rematch coming up the next night. The Celtics need to be careful and not take this team for granted.
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