Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for March 31

Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for March 31 | NBA 2024-25 season

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The Boston Celtics take on the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum on Monday. This will be the second and final meeting between the two ball clubs this season. On Dec. 7, the Grizzlies beat the Celtics 127-121.

The Celtics (55-19) are the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference and riding the momentum of eight consecutive wins. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies (44-30) are fifth in the Western Conference and have lost five of their last six games.

Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies: Injury report

Boston Celtics injury report

Jaylen Brown is listed as questionable due to knee issues.

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Memphis Grizzlies injury report

Brandon Clarke and Zyon Pullin will both miss out, as they are also dealing with knee injuries.

Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies: Predicted starting lineups and depth chart

Boston Celtics

Starters	2nd unit	3rd unit
Derrick White	Payton Pritchard	JD Davison
Jrue Holiday	Baylor Scheierman	Torrey Craig
Jaylen Brown	Sam Hauser	Jordan Walsh
Jayson Tatum	Al Horford	Xavier Tillman
Kristaps Porzingis	Luke Kornet	Neemias Queta

Memphis Grizzlies

Starters	2nd unit	3rd unit
Ja Morant	Scotty Pippen Jr.	Yuki Kawamura
Desmond Bane	Vince Williams Jr.
Jaylen Wells	Gregory Jackson
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Brandon Clarke
Zach Edey	Jay Huff

Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies: Key matchups

Derrick White vs Ja Morant

Ja Morant holds the keys to the offense of the Grizzlies. This season, he's averaging 22.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.

Standing in his way on the Celtics side is Derrick White, one of the most versatile two-way guards in the league. White will have his hands full as he attempts to contain the offensive brilliance of the two-time All-Star.

Jaylen Brown vs Jaylen Wells

Jaylen Wells has proven himself to be an athletic specimen on both ends of the floor. The rookie wing is contributing 10.6 points and 3.3 rebounds to the Grizzlies' cause this season.

As the playoffs approach, Wells will have himself a good litmus test as he goes up against Jaylen Brown. The 2024 Finals MVP is putting up 22.4 points a night on a 46.1% shooting clip.

Jayson Tatum vs Jaren Jackson Jr

The matchup at power forward offers an interesting clash of styles. On the one hand, there's the multifaceted offensive attack of Jayson Tatum, who's capable of punishing defenders inside and outside.

Meanwhile, there's the defensive brilliance of Jaren Jackson Jr., who can control the pace of games with his rebounding and interior presence.

About the author

Simoun Victor Redoblado is an NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda with over 12 years of experience writing for publications such as Collider, ALL-STAR Magazine, and Sir Charles in Charge.

Simoun has a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, Major in English and Minor in journalism. Thanks to the journalism courses that he took, Simoun understood the fundamentals of journalistic storytelling in the context of sports writing.

Passionate for the UP Fighting Maroons, Simoun is a fan of the NBA, PBA, UAAP, and FIBA.
His childhood team was the Chicago Bulls and Simoun was a longtime supporter of the Houston Rockets because his friends would say he looked like Yao Ming.

Simoun loves the systematic, tactical movement of the ball and the players, the stories behind each individual competing on the hardcourt and most of all, how basketball is a sport for life and all its struggles and lessons.

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Edited by Bhargav