Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder Game 5 Expert Picks, Odds and Predictions – NBA Playoffs Betting Preview 5/11/11: Big Zach Randolph will lead the 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies on the road to the Ford Center to take on NBA leading scorer for the 2nd consecutive year Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Wednesday evening at 9:30 PM ET on TNT Sports. The series is tied 2-2 after a triple overtime thriller on Monday night with the Thunder coming out on top 133-123 to even it up on the road.
Most looked at the Thunder as the better team but statistically they are pretty even and not just because of the 2-2 series tie. Both teams are shooting just over 30 percent from 3 point range but the Thunder have a slight edge from inside the arc but Memphis holds the edge on offensive rebounding to even that out. Memphis has scored just 2 more points than Oklahoma City in the series, has just 4 more steals and one more block. When things are this close it comes down to execution and taking care of the basketball and the Thunder turn it over one more time per game than the Grizzlies in the playoffs. The odds makers at JustBET have the Oklahoma City Thunder a -6 1/2 point favorite at home against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Thunder were led by point guard Russell Westbrook with 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 51 minutes of play. Durant was not far behind with 35 points and he pulled down 13 rebounds as well as one assist. Shooting guard James Harden came off the bench to chip in 19 points with 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Vegas odds makers have the Oklahoma City Thunder +550 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph scored 34 points had 3 assists and 16 rebounds but did not even lead his team in that category as big Marc Gasol pulled down 21 boards while pouring in 26 points to help Randolph down low. Guard Mike Conely added 16 points and 5 assists and OJ Mayo came off the bench to lead the reserves with 18 points, 5 boards and 5 assists. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 197 points combined of the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder.
I like the Grizzlies to cover on the road and win the series in 7 games.
Free Pick: Memphis Grizzlies +6.5
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| GAME 5 Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder Date: 5/11/2011 Time: 9:35 PM EST on TNT 2011 NBA 2nd Round Playoffs Series: Series Tied 2-2 Vegas Odds – Favorite: Oklahoma City -6.5(pointspread) Total: Over/Under 197 |
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