Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder (-8, 198)
After plodding along for a couple of weeks in mid-March, the Thunder has turned the corner into full-on championship mode. Winners of six straight, the Thunder has knocked off a series of top teams in convincing fashion. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are among a group of teams packed tightly in the bottom half of the Western Conference playoff bracket.
Memphis had looked to be slipping all the way out of the playoff picture before turning it on recently. The difference has come on the defensive end, with the Grizzlies holding each of their last four opponents under 100 points. They managed to slow down a red-hot Milwaukee team on Saturday, getting strong play from O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay in the process. But the Grizzlies have already lost to Oklahoma City three times this season.
The Thunder has handled the Heat, Clippers and Lakers during their recent surge. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have taken turns handling the scoring load.
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last seven meetings with Memphis.
Pick: Thunder ---
Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks (-4.5, 189.5)
The Clippers are riding their longest winning streak in over five years and will look to continue the momentum on the road. Fresh off a perfect five-game homestand that marked the team’s longest winning streak since November 2006, the Clippers will visit the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
Chris Paul has averaged 21.0 points during the winning streak and has continually taken over games in the fourth quarter. Blake Griffin has bounced back from some inconsistent play earlier in the month to score at least 20 points in six consecutive games.
Dallas, playing its ninth consecutive game against a playoff contender, is finally getting healthy. Reserve guard Delonte West, seeing his first significant action since breaking a finger on Feb. 15, had 15 points and five assists in Friday’s come-from-behind win at Orlando. "Delonte West played a massive game for us,” head coach Rick Carlisle said. Center Brendan Haywood returned from a seven-game absence and made headlines after Magic coach Stan Van Gundy accused him of punching Dwight Howard.
The Mavericks have won 17 of the last 19 meetings with the Clippers. And Dallas is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings.
Pick: Mavericks ---
SBRforum: By: John Ryan
After plodding along for a couple of weeks in mid-March, the Thunder has turned the corner into full-on championship mode. Winners of six straight, the Thunder has knocked off a series of top teams in convincing fashion. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are among a group of teams packed tightly in the bottom half of the Western Conference playoff bracket.
Memphis had looked to be slipping all the way out of the playoff picture before turning it on recently. The difference has come on the defensive end, with the Grizzlies holding each of their last four opponents under 100 points. They managed to slow down a red-hot Milwaukee team on Saturday, getting strong play from O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay in the process. But the Grizzlies have already lost to Oklahoma City three times this season.
The Thunder has handled the Heat, Clippers and Lakers during their recent surge. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have taken turns handling the scoring load.
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last seven meetings with Memphis.
Pick: Thunder ---
Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks (-4.5, 189.5)
The Clippers are riding their longest winning streak in over five years and will look to continue the momentum on the road. Fresh off a perfect five-game homestand that marked the team’s longest winning streak since November 2006, the Clippers will visit the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
Chris Paul has averaged 21.0 points during the winning streak and has continually taken over games in the fourth quarter. Blake Griffin has bounced back from some inconsistent play earlier in the month to score at least 20 points in six consecutive games.
Dallas, playing its ninth consecutive game against a playoff contender, is finally getting healthy. Reserve guard Delonte West, seeing his first significant action since breaking a finger on Feb. 15, had 15 points and five assists in Friday’s come-from-behind win at Orlando. "Delonte West played a massive game for us,” head coach Rick Carlisle said. Center Brendan Haywood returned from a seven-game absence and made headlines after Magic coach Stan Van Gundy accused him of punching Dwight Howard.
The Mavericks have won 17 of the last 19 meetings with the Clippers. And Dallas is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings.
Pick: Mavericks ---
SBRforum: By: John Ryan
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