Toronto's Questionable Stars Meet Memphis's Three-Game Slide and Strong Road Form

Memphis visits Toronto on Monday at 7:30 PM ET at Scotiabank Arena, and the game turns on two things: who is healthy for the Raptors and which version of Memphis shows up. The Grizzlies are 6-3, seventh in the Western Conference, but they have lost three straight, most recently 128-97 to Oklahoma City on Friday in an NBA Cup group game. Toronto is 5-4, sixth in the East, and beat Milwaukee 121-107 in its own NBA Cup game the same night while short-handed.

Toronto's availability is the biggest swing factor. Kawhi Leonard is out; he has completed treatment to reduce swelling in his left knee and will be re-evaluated in one week. Center Nate Bittle is also out with a foot injury. Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) and Scottie Barnes (adductor) were both limited in Sunday's practice and will be listed as questionable. Toronto won Friday without a full group, which shows it can function shorthanded, but that is a single game and a weak basis for projecting Monday.

Memphis has its own absences. Isaiah Stewart (knee) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (back) are listed out, and both were ruled out for Friday's game against Oklahoma City. That means the Grizzlies' 128-97 loss came without them, which is context for the slide. If both are still sidelined, Memphis is working with the same reduced group that just lost heavily.

The recent meetings favour Toronto. The Raptors won 128-96 at Memphis on April 4, 2026, and 117-104 at home on November 2, 2025. Both games were last season, though, so they say little about how tonight's injury picture will play out. They show Toronto has handled this opponent recently, nothing more.

Memphis's streaks point in different directions. On the road, the Grizzlies have won four straight and covered the spread four straight. Overall, they have lost three straight and failed to cover three straight. Streaks describe what has happened and do not predict anything, but the split matters here because this is a road game. The road run is the more relevant context, yet the most recent results, including a lopsided loss, are the overall slide.

The evidence is mixed. Toronto holds the head-to-head edge and the home court, but its star availability is unsettled, with two questionable players and Leonard out. Memphis has strong road form on one side and a three-game losing run on the other, plus two rotation absences. How Quickley and Barnes are listed closer to tip-off will do more to clarify this game than any of the streaks or the earlier results.