Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers (1, 194.5)
The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from their worst home loss in more than three years when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Portland was routed 116-87 by the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday while dropping to 1-2 under new coach Kaleb Canales.
The Grizzlies haven't covered a pointspread in four straight games as the long-awaited return of star forward Zach Randolph isn’t yet paying dividends. Randolph returned to the starting lineup in the loss to the Kings and had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Memphis has allowed 114 or more points in three of the last four games.
“I don’t want to talk about any individual person,” Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. “All I want to talk about is that we got our butts kicked because we did not play hard and did not play together.”
The Grizzlies might get a bit of a boost with Gilbert Arenas is expected to make his Memphis debut, and you have to think Randolph might break out against this shoddy defense.
Pick: Grizzlies ---
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (-8, 196)
The Houston Rockets saw their grip on a playoff spot slipping away on Tuesday and did something about it, overcoming a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Western conference is so tightly packed that the eighth-place Rockets are two games out of the No. 4 spot and only 2 ½ games ahead of the No. 11 team. The Golden State Warriors are slipping further and further away.
Houston has dropped eight of its last 12 games but can be encouraged by its latest performance. Playing again without point guard Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragic picked up the slack with 16 points and 13 assists and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer down the stretch to help complete the comeback against the Lakers.
The starting backcourt of Lowry and Kevin Martin (shoulder) has given way to Dragic and Courtney Lee for the moment and Houston has covered in four of the last five.
Pick: Rockets +++
Houston -7.5 +++
Los Angeles Clippers -3 ---
Sacramento Kings -1.5 ---
The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from their worst home loss in more than three years when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Portland was routed 116-87 by the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday while dropping to 1-2 under new coach Kaleb Canales.
The Grizzlies haven't covered a pointspread in four straight games as the long-awaited return of star forward Zach Randolph isn’t yet paying dividends. Randolph returned to the starting lineup in the loss to the Kings and had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Memphis has allowed 114 or more points in three of the last four games.
“I don’t want to talk about any individual person,” Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. “All I want to talk about is that we got our butts kicked because we did not play hard and did not play together.”
The Grizzlies might get a bit of a boost with Gilbert Arenas is expected to make his Memphis debut, and you have to think Randolph might break out against this shoddy defense.
Pick: Grizzlies ---
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (-8, 196)
The Houston Rockets saw their grip on a playoff spot slipping away on Tuesday and did something about it, overcoming a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Western conference is so tightly packed that the eighth-place Rockets are two games out of the No. 4 spot and only 2 ½ games ahead of the No. 11 team. The Golden State Warriors are slipping further and further away.
Houston has dropped eight of its last 12 games but can be encouraged by its latest performance. Playing again without point guard Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragic picked up the slack with 16 points and 13 assists and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer down the stretch to help complete the comeback against the Lakers.
The starting backcourt of Lowry and Kevin Martin (shoulder) has given way to Dragic and Courtney Lee for the moment and Houston has covered in four of the last five.
Pick: Rockets +++
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Houston -7.5 +++
Los Angeles Clippers -3 ---
Sacramento Kings -1.5 ---
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