Memphis (6-3) at Utah (4-6) 9:00 pm EST

SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Thanks to an improved defense, the Memphis Grizzlies are off to the best start in franchise history.

Memphis looks to maintain its higher standard of play when it meets the slumping Utah Jazz on Saturday for the first time this season.

Damon Stoudamire scored a season-high 26 points and Mike Miller added a season-high 24 as the Grizzlies won for the sixth time in their last eight outings with a 115-103 triumph over the Phoenix Suns.

Memphis has held its last six opponents to an average of 86.2 points. The Grizzlies yielded a season-low 69 against Seattle on November 8 and 73 against the Los Angeles Lakers six days later.

Utah has been showing the wear-and-tear of having several key players out with injuries, including Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Keith McLeod and Matt Harpring. During their four-game losing streak, the Jazz are averaging just 84.3 points.

Mehmet Okur scored 29 points, rookie Deron Williams added 21 and Kris Humphries 16 with 10 rebounds in Friday's 102-94 defeat to the Suns.

The Jazz lost all three regular season meetings against the Grizzlies but lead the all-time series, 29-9.