Memphis vs LA NBA Betting Odds
Since the 2013-14 NBA season began, the Memphis Grizzlies haven’t played the same kind of defense they did under head coach Lionel Hollins.
Since the 2013-14 NBA season began, the Memphis Grizzlies haven’t played the same kind of defense they did under head coach Lionel Hollins.
The Cincinnati Bearcats and Memphis Tigers are having two drastically different seasons, but that won’t stop them from clashing on the field in Week 10. Up to this point, the Bearcats are 5-2, having won four of their last five outings. The Tigers, on the other hand are 1-5, with their only victory coming against the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Coming off a trip to the Western Conference Finals, the Memphis Grizzlies look to continue their upward trend with a roster that remains largely intact and a new head coach.
The Spurs are up 3-0 in this series and after the Game 1 blowout the last 2 games have gone to overtime. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series, but in an interesting fact the Grizzlies are the only team in NBA history to be down 0-2 in a series and win the next 4 games by double-digits.
The Spurs have a 1-0 lead in this Western Conference semifinals series after thrashing the Grizzlies in Game 1. This season Memphis had the best defense in the league in terms of opponents’ points allowed, but in the Game 1 loss they gave up over 100 points and allowed the Spurs to shoot over 52% from the floor.
The Grizzlies have turned around their franchise from also ran to making the playoffs but you have to wonder if this group can really expect to make the next step.
The Memphis Tigers are clearly the class of Conference USA. They are blessed with quite a bit of talent and for the first time in years some experience too as they will likely start a senior, 3 juniors and a sophomore.
THE STORY: The Memphis Grizzlies barely edged the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 4 seed and home-court advantage, putting them in position to host Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7.
The Memphis Grizzlies won game five by roaring out of the gate and dominating the first quarter. After that they played the Clippers pretty evenly which doesn’t exactly lead one to believe that this team is going to extend the series to another game.
The Memphis Grizzlies are on the verge of being eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers won Game 3 by 1 point so they still have home court advantage in this series, but they struggled from the line in the game and almost blew a late lead.
The Los Angeles Clippers used an epic comeback to steal the first game of the series by a point. They outscored the Grizzlies by 22 points in the final quarter to win and take command of the series on the road.
While the injury-plagued Magic are locked into the 6th spot in the Eastern Conference the Grizzlies have a lot on the line in this home game.
The Grizzlies have won 4 straight, but all of those wins have come to team that have a sub .500 record. Tonight they take on another losing club in the Cavs, who are coming off a loss and are only 3/7 in their last 10 games.
At this point in the season it’s all but over for the Charlotte Bobcats as they prepare to host playoff-bound Memphis on Friday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies are having a tough mini road trip facing both teams from last year’s NBA Finals back to back.