The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at FedEx Forum on Thursday.

The Thunder (6-15) come into this matchup losing seven straight and nine of their last 10 games in total. That poor stretch is really no surprise when you consider the talent on this team, losing players like Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and James Harden over the last decade. That's a lot of superstar talent to overcome, and it's crazy to think they've had all of those guys in such a short amount of time. This is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's show now, though, and he provided a season-best 39 points on Wednesday. Unfortunately, they blew a double-digit lead in that loss to the Houston Rockets, a team that OKC should handle with Kevin Porter Jr and Christian Wood both getting injured in the first half when OKC had that big lead.

The Grizzlies (11-10) looked to have an uphill battle when they lost Ja Morant to a knee injury last week, but they've won their previous two games without him. They weren't easy victories, too, with Memphis grabbing a 27-point win over the Sacramento Kings and a road win against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. What's become clear is that this is one of the deepest, young cores in the NBA, with guys like Jaren Jackson Jr, Tyus Jones, De'Anthony Melton, Brandon Clarke, Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks stepping up in his absence. That's a lot of good players to build around, and it's no surprise that they overachieved last year by reaching the postseason for the first time since the Marc Gasol-Zach Randolph era.

Memphis has won four of their last five games over Oklahoma City. With that said, the Thunder won nine of their previous 10 games in this series, dating back five years.