The Charlotte Bobcats have failed in five tries to beat the Memphis Grizzlies. The competition level in the teams' sixth meeting, however, could be more even.

The Bobcats look to earn their first win against the Grizzlies as two of the worst teams in the NBA conclude their season series Saturday night.

Charlotte (22-40) has lost all five games to Memphis (15-48) since entering the league in 2004. The Bobcats are averaging 90.0 points per game and shooting 42.7 percent from the field against the Grizzlies.

While Memphis was a playoff team the last three seasons, and was carrying that momentum in a 96-83 win over Charlotte on Nov. 3, it is now the league's worst team and enters this contest having dropped six in a row.

Charlotte, though, has the third-worst record in the league and has lost seven straight for the first time since dropping 13 in a row from Jan. 11-Feb. 1, 2006.

The Bobcats concluded a season-high six-game road trip with a 115-106 overtime loss to Phoenix on Wednesday night. Gerald Wallace and Adam Morrison scored 22 apiece for Charlotte, which was making a bid for one of the biggest wins in franchise history.

Charlotte kept it close despite being without Emeka Okafor, who has missed six straight games with a strained left calf. The oft-injured Okafor is averaging a double-double this season with 14.9 points and 11.7 rebounds.

"I'm really, really proud of these guys," Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "I've been in this league a long time, and when you're on the sixth game in 12 days, a lot of guys mail it in. Our kids, they controlled the tempo of the basketball game against a very, very good basketball team."

Wallace added 15 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. He is averaging 21.8 points and 7.2 rebounds in his last 11 games.

Bobcats forward Sean May may return Saturday after missing 20 straight games with a sore knee, according to the team's Web site. May, who's been limited to 55 games in his first two seasons, is averaging 11.5 points and 6.7 rebounds.

Memphis is in danger of matching its longest losing streak of the season, set from Nov. 4-18. The Grizzlies have lost nine of 10 overall and have the NBA's worst road record at 4-28.

Despite shooting 50.0 percent (43-for-86) from the field, Memphis lost 106-105 at Atlanta on Friday night.

Mike Miller, who scored 22 of his 29 in the second half, had a chance to win it for the Grizzlies but his long jumper hit the front rim and bounced away at the buzzer.

"I would have him take that shot every night," Memphis coach Tony Barone said.

Miller, who is averaging 25.1 points in his last eight games, scored 27 and had nine rebounds in the first matchup with Charlotte.