The Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Oracle Arena.
Memphis At Golden State
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
PREDICTION: Warriors 112, Grizzlies 101
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Oddsmakers currently have the Warriors listed as 10-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game’s total is sitting at 194½.
Memphis lost its last outing, a 101-86 result against the Warriors on May 3. The Grizzlies failed to cover in that game as a +10.5-point underdog, while the 187 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Nick Calathes struggled with three turnovers in 21 scoreless minutes as Conley’s replacement in Game 1, and Memphis had shooting guard Courtney Lee practice at the point on Monday to get him acclimated to running the offense. Conley figures to play in the series at some point and is considering coming back much sooner than the doctor’s instructions. “There playoffs are where – regardless of what your injury is – you find a way,” Conley told reporters. “If they tell you four weeks, you want to be back in a week. That’s how guys look at it but I’ve got to be smart.”
Team record: 59-29 SU,43-42-3 ATS
Memphis is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Memphis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis’s last 7 games
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Curry had 22 points, seven assists and four steals in the opener while backcourt mate Klay Thompson scored 18 points and forward Draymond Green knocked down four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points. Green insisted afterward that his team is by far the best in the NBA and the success isn’t just a regular-season deal. “It’s not that other teams got injuries or someone is eliminated,” Green told reporters. “We feel like we can beat anyone, and that’s been our mindset the entire year and it’s not going to change now.”
Team record: 72-15 SU,49-37-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
Golden State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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