A new week means new opportunity.

The Memphis Grizzlies are coming off a difficult week. Their coach was fired, and they lost two of three games.

Things won’t get any easier with the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed coming into FedExForum. Memphis will host the Boston Celtics on Monday (6:30 p.m., TNT)

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Boston had a six-game win streak against the Grizzlies before Memphis pulled off an upset win in December. The rosters are mostly similar, but a lot has changed since that meeting.

Memphis has made a few tweaks since interim coach Tuomas Iisalo took over in place of Jenkins. The Grizzlies mapped out a defensive plan in December that forced Celtics guard Jrue Holiday to be an aggressive scorer. He finished the game shooting 4-for-17 on 3-pointers.

Boston was also on the second leg of a back to back and should be fresher in this meeting. The Celtics also have won eight consecutive games.

Follow along for live updates.

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Game lines and odds from BetMGM:

Moneyline: Grizzlies +165

Spread: Celtics -4.5

Over/under: 236.5

Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal. Contact Damichael at [email protected]. Follow Damichael on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DamichaelC.

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis Grizzlies vs Boston Celtics: Live score updates, highlights