Morant's availability will be a key factor, but there's much more that Memphis needs to improve on against Houston. Rockets center Alperen Şengünn had his way in the last matchup. A combination of Zach Edey, Brandon Clarke, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jay Huff must improve on Monday.

This was the third meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets. Memphis needed things to be differently, and it felt that way for a lot of Monday's game. Ja Morant and Desmond Bane came right out of the gates and knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to put Memphis on the board.

The third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies suffered a very important loss against the second-seeded Houston Rockets on Monday night. To make matters worse, it looks like a big reason for the loss could be attributed to a costly mistake by the NBA officials.