Kings try to break franchise-record 16-game skid against Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling.

They have dropped five of their past six games and have not had star guard Ja Morant in the lineup for the past 13 games because of an elbow injury. Promising rookie Cedric Coward hasn't played since the All-Star break because of a knee injury. And the team traded former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz shortly before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, further depleting an injury-riddled roster.

But as bad as it's been for the Grizzlies...