The Memphis Grizzlies and the visiting Detroit Pistons find themselves trending in different directions ahead of Monday's game.

After starting the season 3-2, the Grizzlies have lost two straight and they suspended star point guard Ja Morant for Sunday's game in Toronto for conduct detrimental to the team following Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Morant is expected to return against the Pistons, who are gathering early-season momentum.

Detroit has won two straight and is benefiting from the developing tandem of big man Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham. In Saturday night's 122-110 victory over Dallas in Mexico City, Duren scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-16 shooting, and Cunningham had 21 points and a career-high-tying 18 assists with three steals.

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