Welcome back to your Grizzlies Insider, where the season has begun and we deliver the latest NBA news and analysis straight to your inbox twice a week.

It won’t get any easier for the Memphis Grizzlies.

After a 43-point defeat in Minneapolis on Saturday night, the Grizzlies will look to rebound against one of the best teams in the NBA, the Utah Jazz, tonight beginning at 8 p.m. 

It’s a matchup that will certainly test the changes the Grizzlies have made since the embarrassing loss on Saturday night, especially on the defensive end. 

Minnesota and Utah are more similar offensively than one might imagine. The two West foes stand at No. 1 and No. 2 in the NBA in attempted 3-pointers per game, and there’s no area Memphis has struggled more than guarding the 3-point line. 

Utah is making 14.3 shots from behind the arc per game, which is the fourth-best mark in the NBA. Memphis is allowing 14.4 3-pointers per game, which is worst in the league.

Oh, and opponents are making 3s against the Grizzlies at a 40.2% rate, which is also the highest percentage in the NBA. 

Not great! Perhaps that is the biggest reason why the Jazz are 10-point favorites in the first rematch since the first-round playoff series. 

So, if the Grizzlies want a chance to compete with Utah on Monday night, something will have to change. They can start by hoping to get Dillon Brooks and De’Anthony Melton back from injury soon. 

Melton is listed as out on Monday (groin) and Brooks is listed as doubtful (hamstring).

More from your Insider:

Desmond Bane saying, doing right things for Memphis

Second-year guard emerging as positive element even as Grizzlies are struggling in other areas, notably defense.

Grizzlies defense a no-show in loss to Minnesota

The Grizzlies were out of it from the start in a blowout loss to the Timberwolves on Saturday. 

Tigers, Grizzlies games no longer require proof of vaccination, negative test

The new policy goes into effect immediately.

Melton out, Brooks doubtful for Grizzlies on Saturday

The absence of both players would be a blow to the Grizzlies’ defense against the Timberwolves. 

Grizzlies beat Clippers in a quality game, with Brooks brash as ever

Dillon Brooks was true to form, annoying the Clippers even as he let his play do the talking.

.....