NBA royalty takes the court on Saturday night as the Denver Nuggets host the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers. The Nikola Jokic-led Nuggets rank third in the Western Conference behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies.

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Since the All-Star break, the Grizzlies have gotten an inefficient version of their top guard, Ja Morant. While he's averaging 22.0 points per game, he's shooting 36.4% from the field and 12.5% from three.

This snapped a nine-game winning streak. Denver now sits at 37-20 on the season, half a game behind the second-place Memphis Grizzlies. "We were outplayed tonight, we were outcoached tonight," said Malone.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon could be interested in making an NBA Slam Dunk Contest comeback after Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant inquired about a potential comeback. Inspired by Mac McClung's three-peat NBA Slam Dunk Contest performance last Saturday,

The Memphis Grizzlies looked like favorites to be the second seed in the Western Conference before the All-Star break, but a 4-6 record in their last 10 games h

The last few moments of Saturday's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs are what most people will remember the most. However, Grizzlies players and coaches believe the biggest game-altering moments happened long before that.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins cited a lack of discipline; Santi Aldama is upset about the energy. It all adds up to bad losses.

The Memphis Grizzlies head into Saturday looking to take back the second seed in the Western Conference from the Denver Nuggets. To do so, they'll have to defea

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, 121-112, to drop to 38-21 on the season. They're half a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for second place in the Western Conference standings.

The Memphis Grizzlies looked headed for a three-game losing streak before Ja Morant and several role players made clutch plays in the comeback win.

Ahead of the game, the Knicks revealed some news about All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns that Grizzlies fans will surely want to keep an eye on.