Tony Allen (hamstring) plans to play during Game 6 on Friday despite dealing with a hamstring injury, Yahoo's Marc J. Spears reports.

Allen (hamstring) plans to play during Game 6 on Friday despite dealing with a hamstring injury, Yahoo's Marc J. Spears reports.

Analysis:

Allen had to sit out Wednesday's matchup against the Warriors, leading to a brutal 20-point loss, so it's great news for Memphis. He knows the Grizzlies need him in order to slow down the Warriors' superior offense, so it's not a surprise he plans to return, especially with their playoff lives on the line. Jeff Green was in the starting lineup Wednesday and it's still questionable whether or not Allen will jump back into the starting lineup. The Grizzlies were considering putting Green with the starters even before Allen went down with the injury in order to generate some much needed offense, so we'll have to wait and see who coach Dave Joerger plans to use come Friday.