The set-up: The Grizzlies are in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, falling to 7-12. General manager Chris Wallac head coach David Fizdale on Monday and made J.B. Bickerstaff the sixth head coach of his tenure when he announced him to replace Fizdale in the interim. Fizdale lasted 101 games. There is no such turmoil in San Antonio, where Gregg Popovich is the longest-tenured head coach in the NBA and R.C. Buford has served as general manager since 2002. While there is no turmoil in San Antonio, the 13-7 Spurs would sure love to get Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup.

Memphis: Fizdale's firing comes one day after he benched star center Marc Gasol in the fourth quarter of a 98-88 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets, a move that didn't make his star player very happy. "I don't know the why," Gasol told reporters after the game. "...It's a first for me, trust me, and I don't like it one bit. I'm more (upset) than I can show and frustrated." Gasol leads the Grizzlies in scoring (19.1) and rebounding (9.1), as the team is trying to deal with the loss of PG Mike Conley (17.1 & 4.1 APG), who has missed the last six games with an Achilles injury and is not expected back until sometime in December. Tyreke Evan(17.7-5.1-3.4) has played well for Memphis but the Grizzlies are just not scoring enough at 98.8 PPG, which ranks 28th.

San Antonio: Leonard's not back yet but the Spurs did have something to celebrate on Monday besides the team's 115-108 victory over Dallas (team's ninth win in 112 games). ninth win in the last 12 games. PG Tony Parker made his season debut on Monday, after rupturing his quadriceps tendon during the playoffs last spring and delivered six points and four assists in 14 minutes. "I'm always amazed by all the love from Spurs fans," Parker told reporters. "It's hard to describe the feeling, but I was just excited and just wanted to thank everybody for all the support. The city of San Antonio has been amazing, all the fans, the Spurs organization." Aldridge (22.2 & 8.3) has been the team's main scoring option with Leonard and Parker out, while three others have barely inched into double digit scoring territory. That trio is Gay (11.9 & 5.1), Gasol (11.8 & 8.0) and Green (10.4 & 4.1).

The pick: When a team is having trouble scoring, San Antonio is not the place one wants to go to try to fix the problem. The Spurs are allowing 98.6 PPG (3rd) on the season. It's also not good news that the Grizzlies' top scorer (Gasol) is shooting 35.4 percent from the floor over the last five games and was just 6-of-17 before taking a seat on the bench Sunday. Not only has Memphis been struggling on offense, the Grizzlies have also been allowing more than 110 points per 100 possessions! The Spurs have plenty of experience dealing with missing parts (and now Parker is back!), so Memphis' eight-game slide could reach 10, as this Wednesday game is the first of back-to-back contests between the two teams, with the rematch set for Friday in Memphis. I'll stay away from laying the points but will make the Under a 10* play.