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Alright, sports fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're diving headfirst into what promises to be a fascinating NBA clash on January 28th, 2026. We've got the Charlotte Hornets making the trip to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in what's shaping up to be a pivotal regular season matchup.
Now, looking at the current landscape of the 2025-2026 NBA season, both these squads have been carving out their narratives. The Hornets, as they've been known to do, have shown flashes of brilliance, often playing with a youthful exuberance that can catch any opponent off guard. Their ability to push the pace and find creative scoring opportunities has been a hallmark, though consistency has been the key they're still trying to fully unlock.
On the other side, the Memphis Grizzlies, playing on their home court, will be looking to assert their dominance. They've built a reputation for their grit, their defensive intensity, and a relentless attack that wears opponents down. This season, they've continued to lean into that identity, aiming to be a tough out for anyone who steps into their arena.
With the betting lines still to be finalized for this one, it tells us something interesting: the oddsmakers are perhaps seeing a very evenly matched contest, or maybe they're waiting to see how both teams navigate the weeks leading up to this date. Regardless, what we know for sure is that on January 28th, the Spectrum Center in Memphis will be buzzing. Will the Hornets' youthful energy be enough to silence the Grizzly roar? Or will Memphis defend their home turf with their signature toughness? Tune in, because this is the kind of game that can define a season!
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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the Memphis Grizzlies have had the upper hand against the Charlotte Hornets. In their two meetings this season, Memphis won both games, with the most recent being a decisive 124-100 victory on April 8th, 2025. Prior to that, on January 22nd, 2025, Memphis also secured a win, 132-120. In these games, Memphis has consistently outscored Charlotte, averaging 128 points per game compared to Charlotte's 110. The scoring has been relatively high in both contests, with the combined scores exceeding 220 points in each game. Memphis has shown a strong offensive capability, particularly in the first half of games, as evidenced by their significant leads in the first two quarters of both matchups. Charlotte, while showing flashes of offensive output, has struggled to maintain consistency and contain Memphis's scoring.
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Current Season Games
CHA
| W@ ORL | 124 - 97 |
| Lvs CLE | 87 - 94 |
| W@ DEN | 110 - 87 |
| L@ GS | 116 - 136 |
| W@ LAL | 135 - 117 |
| L@ LAC | 109 - 117 |
| W@ UTA | 150 - 95 |
| Lvs IND | 112 - 114 |
| Lvs TOR | 96 - 97 |
| W@ OKC | 124 - 97 |
| W@ CHI | 112 - 99 |
| L@ MIL | 121 - 122 |
| Lvs GS | 125 - 132 |
| Lvs MIL | 113 - 123 |
| W@ ORL | 120 - 105 |
| Wvs WAS | 126 - 109 |
| L@ CLE | 132 - 139 |
| L@ DET | 86 - 112 |
| Wvs ATL | 133 - 126 |
| W@ CLE | 119 - 111 |
| Lvs CHI | 126 - 129 |
| Lvs DEN | 106 - 115 |
| W@ TOR | 111 - 86 |
| L@ NY | 104 - 119 |
| L@ BKN | 103 - 116 |
| Wvs TOR | 118 - 111 |
| Wvs CHI | 123 - 116 |
| Lvs NY | 101 - 129 |
| L@ ATL | 110 - 113 |
| Lvs LAC | 116 - 131 |
| L@ IND | 118 - 127 |
| L@ TOR | 108 - 110 |
| Lvs OKC | 96 - 109 |
| L@ MIL | 134 - 147 |
| Wvs MIL | 111 - 100 |
| Lvs LAL | 111 - 121 |
| L@ MIA | 108 - 126 |
| L@ NO | 112 - 116 |
| Wvs UTA | 126 - 103 |
| Lvs MIN | 105 - 122 |
| Lvs ORL | 107 - 123 |
| L@ MIA | 117 - 144 |
| W@ WAS | 139 - 113 |
| L@ PHI | 121 - 125 |
| Wvs BKN | 136 - 117 |
MEM
| Lvs ATL | 122 - 124 |
| Wvs ORL | 126 - 109 |
| L@ ORL | 111 - 118 |
| Wvs BKN | 103 - 98 |
| Lvs OKC | 116 - 117 |
| Lvs PHO | 98 - 117 |
| Wvs SA | 106 - 105 |
| L@ LAL | 114 - 120 |
| L@ LAL | 121 - 128 |
| Lvs PHI | 136 - 139 |
| L@ WAS | 112 - 116 |
| Wvs MIL | 125 - 104 |
| W@ UTA | 137 - 128 |
| L@ OKC | 103 - 119 |
| Lvs WAS | 122 - 130 |
| W@ MIN | 116 - 110 |
| W@ LAC | 121 - 103 |
| Lvs UTA | 126 - 130 |
| Wvs POR | 119 - 96 |
| Wvs LAC | 107 - 98 |
| L@ SA | 119 - 126 |
| W@ SAC | 115 - 107 |
| W@ LAC | 112 - 107 |
| W@ NO | 133 - 128 |
| Lvs DEN | 115 - 125 |
| W@ DAL | 102 - 96 |
| Wvs SAC | 137 - 96 |
| L@ SA | 101 - 111 |
| L@ CLE | 100 - 108 |
| L@ BOS | 95 - 131 |
| L@ NY | 120 - 133 |
| Lvs OKC | 100 - 114 |
| Wvs DAL | 118 - 104 |
| Lvs HOU | 109 - 124 |
| Lvs DET | 106 - 114 |
| L@ TOR | 104 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 112 - 117 |
| W@ PHO | 114 - 113 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 131 |
| Wvs IND | 128 - 103 |
| Lvs MIA | 114 - 146 |
| Wvs NO | 128 - 122 |
Previous Season Games
CHA
| L@ BOS | 86 - 93 |
| L@ BOS | 94 - 130 |
| L@ TOR | 96 - 126 |
| Lvs MEM | 100 - 124 |
| Lvs CHI | 117 - 131 |
| Lvs SAC | 102 - 125 |
| L@ IND | 105 - 119 |
| Wvs UTA | 110 - 106 |
| L@ NO | 94 - 98 |
| L@ TOR | 97 - 108 |
| Lvs ORL | 104 - 111 |
| L@ MIA | 105 - 122 |
| L@ OKC | 106 - 141 |
| Wvs NY | 115 - 98 |
| Lvs ATL | 102 - 134 |
| L@ LAC | 88 - 123 |
| W@ SA | 145 - 134 |
| L@ ATL | 110 - 123 |
| W@ MIA | 105 - 102 |
| Wvs BKN | 105 - 102 |
| Lvs CLE | 117 - 118 |
| Lvs MIN | 110 - 125 |
| Lvs GS | 101 - 119 |
| Lvs WAS | 100 - 113 |
| L@ DAL | 96 - 103 |
| L@ GS | 92 - 128 |
| L@ SAC | 88 - 130 |
| L@ POR | 88 - 141 |
| L@ DEN | 115 - 129 |
| W@ LAL | 100 - 97 |
| L@ ORL | 86 - 102 |
| L@ BKN | 89 - 97 |
| L@ DET | 102 - 112 |
| Wvs SA | 117 - 116 |
| Lvs MIL | 102 - 112 |
| Lvs WAS | 114 - 124 |
| Lvs DEN | 104 - 107 |
| Lvs LAC | 104 - 112 |
| Lvs BKN | 83 - 104 |
| Lvs LAL | 107 - 112 |
| Wvs NO | 123 - 92 |
| Lvs POR | 97 - 102 |
| L@ MEM | 120 - 132 |
| Wvs DAL | 110 - 105 |
| W@ CHI | 125 - 123 |
| W@ UTA | 117 - 112 |
| L@ PHO | 113 - 120 |
| Wvs PHO | 115 - 104 |
| L@ CLE | 105 - 115 |
| L@ DET | 94 - 98 |
| Lvs CHI | 108 - 115 |
| Lvs OKC | 94 - 106 |
| L@ WAS | 110 - 113 |
| Lvs HOU | 101 - 114 |
| L@ PHI | 98 - 108 |
| L@ WAS | 114 - 123 |
| Lvs PHI | 108 - 121 |
| L@ CHI | 95 - 109 |
| W@ IND | 113 - 109 |
| Lvs CLE | 102 - 116 |
| L@ NY | 101 - 125 |
| Lvs PHI | 104 - 110 |
| Lvs ATL | 104 - 107 |
| Lvs NY | 98 - 99 |
| Lvs MIA | 94 - 98 |
| Lvs ORL | 84 - 95 |
| L@ MIL | 119 - 125 |
| Wvs DET | 123 - 121 |
| L@ BKN | 115 - 116 |
| L@ CLE | 114 - 128 |
| Wvs MIL | 115 - 114 |
| L@ ORL | 89 - 114 |
| L@ PHI | 105 - 107 |
| Wvs IND | 103 - 83 |
| Wvs DET | 108 - 107 |
| L@ MIN | 93 - 114 |
| Lvs BOS | 103 - 113 |
| Lvs BOS | 109 - 124 |
| Wvs TOR | 138 - 133 |
| Lvs MIA | 106 - 114 |
| L@ ATL | 120 - 125 |
| W@ HOU | 110 - 105 |
MEM
| Lvs OKC | 115 - 117 |
| Lvs OKC | 108 - 114 |
| L@ OKC | 99 - 118 |
| L@ OKC | 80 - 131 |
| Wvs DAL | 120 - 106 |
| L@ GS | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs DAL | 132 - 97 |
| L@ DEN | 109 - 117 |
| Lvs MIN | 125 - 141 |
| W@ CHA | 124 - 100 |
| W@ DET | 109 - 103 |
| W@ MIA | 110 - 108 |
| Lvs GS | 125 - 134 |
| Lvs BOS | 103 - 117 |
| Lvs LAL | 127 - 134 |
| L@ OKC | 104 - 125 |
| W@ UTA | 140 - 103 |
| L@ LAC | 108 - 128 |
| L@ POR | 99 - 115 |
| L@ SAC | 122 - 132 |
| Wvs MIA | 125 - 91 |
| Lvs CLE | 124 - 133 |
| Wvs UTA | 122 - 115 |
| Wvs PHO | 120 - 118 |
| W@ NO | 107 - 104 |
| W@ DAL | 122 - 111 |
| Lvs OKC | 103 - 120 |
| Lvs ATL | 130 - 132 |
| Lvs SA | 128 - 130 |
| Lvs NY | 113 - 114 |
| Wvs PHO | 151 - 148 |
| L@ CLE | 123 - 129 |
| W@ ORL | 105 - 104 |
| L@ IND | 113 - 127 |
| L@ LAC | 114 - 128 |
| W@ PHO | 119 - 112 |
| Lvs OKC | 112 - 125 |
| W@ TOR | 138 - 107 |
| Wvs SA | 128 - 109 |
| W@ MIL | 132 - 119 |
| Wvs HOU | 120 - 119 |
| L@ NY | 106 - 143 |
| Wvs UTA | 125 - 103 |
| Wvs NO | 139 - 126 |
| Wvs CHA | 132 - 120 |
| Wvs MIN | 108 - 106 |
| W@ SA | 140 - 112 |
| W@ SA | 129 - 115 |
| L@ HOU | 118 - 120 |
| W@ MIN | 127 - 125 |
| Lvs HOU | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs DAL | 119 - 104 |
| L@ GS | 113 - 121 |
| L@ SAC | 133 - 138 |
| W@ PHO | 117 - 112 |
| L@ OKC | 106 - 130 |
| W@ NO | 132 - 124 |
| Wvs TOR | 155 - 126 |
| Lvs LAC | 110 - 114 |
| W@ ATL | 128 - 112 |
| Wvs GS | 144 - 93 |
| L@ LAL | 110 - 116 |
| Wvs BKN | 135 - 119 |
| W@ WAS | 140 - 112 |
| W@ BOS | 127 - 121 |
| Wvs SAC | 115 - 110 |
| L@ DAL | 116 - 121 |
| Wvs IND | 136 - 121 |
| Wvs NO | 120 - 109 |
| Wvs DET | 131 - 111 |
| Wvs POR | 123 - 98 |
| W@ CHI | 142 - 131 |
| Wvs PHI | 117 - 111 |
| Lvs DEN | 110 - 122 |
| Wvs DEN | 105 - 90 |
| L@ GS | 118 - 123 |
| L@ LAL | 123 - 128 |
| W@ POR | 134 - 89 |
| Wvs WAS | 128 - 104 |
| Wvs LAL | 131 - 114 |
| L@ BKN | 104 - 106 |
| W@ PHI | 124 - 107 |
| Wvs MIL | 122 - 99 |
| Lvs BKN | 106 - 119 |
| Lvs CHI | 123 - 126 |
| Wvs ORL | 124 - 111 |
| L@ HOU | 108 - 128 |
| W@ UTA | 126 - 124 |