Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies Game 6 Expert Picks, Odds and Predictions – NBA Playoffs Betting Preview 5/13/11: NBA back to back leading scorer forward Kevin Durant will lead the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road to the FedEx Forum to take on big Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at 9:00 PM ET for game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Thunder came back strong after their triple overtime win to take game 5 99-72 at home and get within a victory of making it to the Western Conference Finals.
All that stuff about how even this matchup went out the window as Oklahoma City dominated the stat sheet for the impressive game 5 win. Big Marc Gasol was the only scorer for the Grizzlies to reach double figures and it appeared that Memphis did not respond with the energy that the Thunder had being at home. The Grizzlies backs are to the wall now with a home win needed to force a game 7 or go home for the summer. Either the starters have to step up or the bench which got crushed by the Thunder reserves in game 5. The odds makers at JustBET have the Memphis Grizzlies a -2 point favorite at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder were led by Durant with 19 points and 7 boards while point guard Russell Westbrook added 11 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in just 25 minutes of play. With an early lead and superb bench play Oklahoma had the luxury of playing their stars limited minutes. Guard forward Daequan Cook came off the bench to pour in 18 points and grab 2 rebounds and backup center Nazr Mohammed chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds as the bench scored 53 points for the Thunder. Vegas odds makers have the Oklahoma City Thunder +550 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Grizzlies only had one player in double figures in any category as big Marc Gasol scored 15 points and pulled down 5 rebounds and Randolph added just 9 points and 7 boards. The Grizzlies were also out rebounded overall 50-33 and 15-8 offensively resulting in a 18-9 edge in 2nd chance points and a 20-7 edge in fast break points. The overall effort at home will have to be huge to get to a game seven and keep the series alive. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 195 1/2 points combined of the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder.
I predict a close out win by the Thunder!
Free Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder +2
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| GAME 6 Oklahoma City Thunder @ Memphis Grizzlies Date: 5/13/2011 Time: 9:05 PM EST on ESPN 2011 NBA 2nd Round Playoffs Series: Thunder Lead Series 3-2 Vegas Odds – Favorite: Memphis Grizzlies -2(pointspread) Total: Over/Under 195.5 |
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