Thunder vs Grizzlies Game 3 NBA Betting Preview

The Memphis Grizzlies stole one from the two games played in Oklahoma City, and now they will try to defend their home court for the next two matchups.  Game three will be on Saturday at 5 PM ET at FedExForum.

The Grizzlies were really close to steal game one, but they failed to stop Kevin Durant; they didn’t fail in game two.  Memphis walked out of OKC with a 99-93 win and the feeling they are the better team in the series.

Mike Conley was the key player for Grizzlies in game two, not only scoring but managing the tempo of the fourth quarter.

“Mike Conley is now one of the top five point guards in the league, whether anybody likes it or not,” said Tony Allen. “I know a lot of people have got their favorites on who they think it should be, but Mike Conley is in that conversation now, being able to do these types of things on the court night in and night out.”

“He played like he had been playing all season, and we needed that,” coach Lionel Hollins said. “We needed to have somebody on the perimeter do something. He started getting to the basket a little bit and scored some big jump shots late.”

Kevin Durant scored 36 points in the match on Tuesday, but no other teammate was over 20 points, despite Derek Fisher had a huge night with 19.  The Thunder needs to find a second scorer, or they will say goodbye to their title chances.

Memphis is a 4.5 favorite over the OKC in game three.