What you need to know about the preparatory game

The Grizzlies will be tested out of the door. The Rockets, reigning champions of the Western Conference of the regular season, finished last season with the best record in the NBA (65-17) and were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the finals of the conference .

Houston veterans, PJ Tucker and Nene have already been excluded from the tune on Tuesday, which means the team 's largest acquisition of the team' s offseason, Carmelo Anthony, will start at sides of stars James Harden and Chris Paul.

Memphis, in the first full season of J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach, will likely tackle the preseason in the same way to enhance cohesion. Conley, who only played 12 games last season, said building a strong relationship could not start too soon.

"It's our timing more than anything – when to cut, when to move, when to pass the ball," he said. "All of these things are vital to us, so we can get started quickly and early – just log in and click from the beginning."

Remarks: Striker Ivan Rabb returned to full training contact on Monday after missing last week's training camp due to a concussion. With Yuta Watanabe (shoulder) and MarShon Brooks (illness), he will be absent from the preparatory competition. Markel Crawford (heel) is questionable, while Omri Casspi (calf) is listed as probable.

Peter Edmiston contributed to this report.

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