2018 Memphis Grizzlies Schedule

Memphis Grizzlies

The NBA today announced that the Memphis Grizzlies will tip-off their 2018-19 regular season schedule on the road against Victor Oladipo, Tyreke Evans and the Indiana Pacers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse (all times CT). The Grizzlies then will host Trae Young, Vince Carter and the Atlanta Hawks in the team’s home opener at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 19 at FedExForum.

The Grizzlies will hold their 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game as the team hosts Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, January 21 at 4:30 p.m. at FedExForum. The game will be broadcast regionally on FOX Sports Southeast, televised nationally on TNT, streamed on the FOX Sports app and carried on the Grizzlies’ flagship station, 92.9 FM ESPN Radio. The complete Grizzlies regional television schedule on FOX Sports Southeast and full details regarding the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game will be released at a later date.

Fans are encouraged to guarantee their seats to all of the best matchups from the home opener to the regular season finale on Wednesday, April 10 against Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors with 2018-19 Season Tickets available at all levels. Starting at $9 per game. For a limited time only, first-time MVP Season Ticket Members who purchase a pair of Courtside, Plaza I, II, III or Pinnacle Level seats for the 2018-19 season will receive their choice of a new Mike Conley or Marc Gasol Nike swingman jersey. Those who wish to purchase Season Tickets may do so now by calling (901) 888-HOOP and speaking with an Account Executive.

The Grizzlies will play 10 games at FedExForum and 10 games away from home in their first 20 contests through the end of November. Within that span, the team will host the following teams in their lone visits to Memphis this season: Devin Booker, No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, October 27; John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, October 30; Joel Embiid, 2017-18 Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, November 10; Kevin Knox and the New York Knicks on Sunday, November 25; and Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, November 27.

FedExForum also will host some of the NBA’s premier rookie matchups this season during the month of November, as No. 4 overall pick Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Grizzlies take on No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III and the Sacramento Kings and No. 3 overall pick Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, November 16 and Monday, November 19, respectively.

Marquee matchups will continue at FedExForum throughout the month of December with a trio of Saturday home contests against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on December 8, 2017-18 NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden, Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets on December 15 and Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and the Boston Celtics in their lone appearance in Memphis on December 29.

As the calendar flips to 2019, the Grizzlies will host DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, January 9, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in their only trip to Beale Street on Wednesday, January 16 and the New Orleans Pelicans in the aforementioned 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game on Monday, January 21. The Grizzlies’ MLK Jr. Day matchup with the Pelicans will tip-off a season-high five-game home stand (January 21-28).

Read Michael Wallace's “The 10 most intriguing games along the Grizzlies’ 2018-19 schedule”

In addition, the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets will make their second and final regular season visits to FedExForum on Monday, February 25 and Wednesday, March 20, respectively. Russell Westbrook, Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder will make their lone FedExForum visit on Monday, March 25 to be followed by the Golden State Warriors’ first trip to Memphis on Wednesday, March 27.

Memphis will play 18 of its 41 home games on the weekend (seven on Friday, eight on Saturday and three on Sunday) and will play 13 back-to-back sets (11 home games, 15 road games) with two instances where both games will be played at home (December 14-15, January 25-26) and four instances where both games will be played on the road (November 4-5, January 18-19, March 2-3, March 30-31). The team played in 16 back-to-backs last season and 17 back-to-backs in each of the previous two seasons. In addition, the Grizzlies will play 59 games (29 home, 30 road) before the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 17 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte and will play 23 games after the All-Star Break (12 home, 11 road).

The Grizzlies’ longest road trips of the season will run for four games apiece (December 17-23 and March 30-April 5). The team, which will play five of its final seven games on the road, will travel an overall total distance of 46,695 miles this season.

The complete 2018-19 Grizzlies schedule, including preseason and regular season games, is attached (all times CT).

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2018-19 GRIZZLIES REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN

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Memphis Grizzlies announce 2018-19 regular season schedule

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MEMPHIS – Franchise catalyst Mike Conley is vowing a healthy and productive return, Marc Gasol is determined to bounce back from a frustrating campaign and rookie lottery pick Jaren Jackson Jr. is eager to prove he’s the most impactful talent coming in from the draft.

The revamped Grizzlies get a chance to turn those lofty expectations into realities when their 2018-19 regular season opens Oct. 17 at Indiana before making their FedExForum debut two nights later against Atlanta.     

The Grizzlies’ mission is clear: Regroup from last season’s tumultuous 22-60 meltdown that thwarted a run of seven straight postseason appearances and grind their way back into playoff contention. To help accomplish that goal, nearly half the roster has been upgraded with versatile, high-IQ role players as the team gears up for the start of training camp late next month. 

Now that the NBA’s full 2018-19 schedule has been released, here are Grind City Media’s 10 most intriguing games as the Grizzlies embark on the season.

The Grizzlies open on the road for the first time in five years and face a Victor Oladipo-led Pacers squad that may be the most improved in the East, especially if they learned from squandering that first-round series lead against the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers. The Grizzlies won’t have to wait long to see Tyreke Evans, who joined Indiana in free agency after one productive yet enigmatic season in Memphis. It’s also a homecoming for Indiana natives Conley and Jackson as the Grizzlies look to win their third consecutive season opener. The Grizzlies will also roll out at least six new players on the roster after retooling the supporting cast.

The home opener comes against the first of three top-five lottery picks in a stretch of four games when Trae Young and the Hawks visit. The Grizzlies are unveiling their new home unis and new FedExForum court design this season. Evidence of newfound health for Conley and Chandler Parsons in the home opener would be ideal, too. And count on that familiar Grit-N-Grind approach as J.B. Bickerstaff coaches his first home game since having the interim tag lifted. The last time the Grizzlies saw the Hawks, Jackson drilled eight three-pointers in his Utah summer league debut and Jevon Carter defensively locked down Young … again.  

The Grizzlies have recently enjoyed their fair share of regular-season success against the defending champion Warriors, having gone 3-4 the past two years, including an overtime loss at Golden State last season. This is the first of two visits to the Bay before Christmas for the Grizzlies. They get two return trips from Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and crew in the season's final weeks when they could have a healthy and productive DeMarcus Cousins. If the trend continues, the Grizzlies could catch the Warriors slipping early before they really get rolling. 

Despite best intentions on both sides, it just didn’t end well in Memphis between David Fizdale and the Grizzlies, who parted ways amid a long losing streak and irreconcilable differences. Fizdale landed on his feet with the Knicks and returns for the first time since last November's dismissal in New York’s lone visit to FedExForum. The Grizzlies recovered from last season's turmoil with a great draft, and solid offseason roster moves. Brace for an emotional night, with Fizdale still tight with Bickerstaff, Conley and fans. Take that for nostalgia. 

LeBron James in purple and gold will be a sight to see. The four-time league MVP tipped the balance of power further to the west when he bolted Cleveland again. This time, he locked himself into a four-year max contract to play out the final seasons of his dominance as a Laker. This is the first of two marquee visits from King James, and the Grizzlies will be on the tail end of one of their 13 back-to-back sets this season. Still, it’s the highlight of a home schedule that features two visits each from the Lakers, Warriors and Rockets.

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are long gone. Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parrish are long, long, long gone. Yet, the Celtics remain a major draw in Memphis and will be again over the holiday break as Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward get reacclimated with the East favorites. The game closes out the 2018 home portion of Memphis' schedule. It’s one of 13 games in December against teams that made the playoffs and/or boasted winning records last season. And that doesn’t even include the month’s two matchups with the Lakers.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Game tradition continues in Memphis as the Grizzlies host MVP candidate Anthony Davis and the Pelicans as part of a nationally televised holiday triple-header. The Grizzlies hung 123 points on the Lakers in last season’s MLK50 game for their second-highest scoring total of the season in a home victory. The annual game is just one of many highlights in a special slate of tributes and community service to honor the MLK legacy as league executives and legends descend on Memphis. It kicks off a potentially pivotal five-game homestand that is the longest of the season for the Grizzlies.

At age 37 and entering the final season of his two-year deal with the Kings, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that this could potentially be Zach Randolph’s final NBA game in Memphis. The 17-year veteran and rugged forward remains beloved in Grind City. He'll soon see his No. 50 jersey hanging from the FedExForum rafters when he retires. The Kings make one trip to Memphis this season, which means this may be one more time to see Z-Bo don that headband and bully somebody in the paint. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies aim to make the most of a January in which they play nine of 16 games at home.  

Speaking of ‘catch them while they last’ opportunities, even Gasol admits he no longer takes games against big brother Pau Gasol for granted as both push deep into their decorated careers. A decade worth of clashes adds another matchup when the new-look Spurs come to Memphis for the first game of a back-to-back set the Grizzlies play entering the All-Star break. DeMar DeRozan's addition starts a new chapter. Oddly, for the first time since 1996, the Grizzlies face a Spurs’ roster without Tim Duncan, Tony Parker or Kawhi Leonard.

Reigning league MVP James Harden and the Rockets are still fuming over losing that 3-2 series lead to the Warriors in the Western Conference finals after Chris Paul got hurt last spring. They’ve tweaked the roster by adding future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony and former Grizzlies’ swingman James Ennis in the wake of Trevor 'Tell Me Why' Ariza’s departure. Even if healthy, the Grizzlies will likely face a brutal fight to contend for the playoffs. This visit from the Rockets launches a regular-season closing, 12-game stretch that also includes two home games against the Warriors and visits from the T’Wolves and Thunder.

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