Two of the NBA's top defensive teams lock horns for the first time this season when the Boston Celtics visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

The Golden State Warriors will seek to continue their recent mastery of the Memphis Grizzlies when the Western Conference clubs go head-to-head.

MEMPHIS -- Jamal Murray will take his hot shooting hand on the road Wednesday night when the Denver Nuggets visit the Memphis Grizzlies.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A great first quarter and a solid burst to start the fourth kept the Boston Celtics from back-to-back embarrassments, coming away with a 102-93 victory over the struggling, but still scrappy, Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at FedEx Forum.

Kristaps Porzingis turned to his defense to make an impact on Wednesday night for the New York Knicks.

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 34 points, including his team's final 13, in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 116-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

Long one of the NBA's elite franchises, the Los Angeles Lakers now count playing .500 basketball as a major accomplishment.

Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball exited Los Angeles' summer league semifinal against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in Las Vegas due to right calf tightness.

NEW YORK -- For the last four years, the mantra of the Philadelphia 76ers has been "trust the process."

The NBA released the list of early-entry applicants on Tuesday and 182 players have filed to be eligible for the 2017 NBA draft.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- North Carolina showed why it's the best rebounding team in the country at exactly the right time.

North Carolina is the best rebounding team in the country. Oregon is down a big guy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Make way for the "Small Firs."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- En route to the Elite Eight, Kansas won its three NCAA Tournament games by an average of 30 points, averaging 96 points in that span.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was that close.