The San Antonio Spurs play a must win game tonight, Wednesday April 27th, against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarter-finals, at the AT&T Center. The Grizzlies are 6-4 SU in their last ten against the Spurs. NBA oddsmakers have the Spurs as -6.5 point home favourites over the Grizzlies with the over/under set at 189 points. Be sure to check the Grizzlies vs Spurs NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
Memphis (3-1, 1-1 V) continue to impress you with how even-keeled and poised they are despite their serial lack of experience coming in. The Grizzlies are somehow physical, brash, confident and respectful all at once. "Never underestimate the heart of a champion," Mayo said. "They've got a game plan that's working, they're sticking to it, they're being ultra-aggressive and we're not making shots. All those things are working together and it equals what you see you tonight." The Grizzlies simply roughhoused the old masters … and they did it with Arthur, O.J. Mayo and Battier as the unlikely catalysts. They scored the first 14 points of the second half and hardly had Zach Randolph or Marc Gasol touch the ball in the fourth quarter, pulling away from the San Antonio Spurs with unfathomable ease largely because Arthur suddenly morphed into a havoc-wreaking franchise player at both ends for 17 fantasy minutes. The Grizzlies were so dominating that Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich surrender with nearly six minutes left on the clock, when the three most recognizable faces from the San Antonio Spurs' ring-filled run — Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker — were all told by their coach to put on their sweats and start resting up for an tonight’s elimination game.
San Antonio (1-3, 1-1 H) nosedived from a halftime lead to a 104-86 trouncing in Game 4 and now sit just one loss away from the shame of joining their longtime rivals from Dallas on the short list of No. 1 seeds to lose a best-of-seven series in the first round to a No. 8. Tim Duncan could muster only six points and seven boards in 29 minutes, for his fifth-lowest scoring total in a playoff career that spans 174 games. Age is catching up to the Spurs, despite rocking the NBA with the best record. The playoffs began with Parker publicly acknowledging that "our window is closing" and that this could very well be "our last chance to really do something." Yet what they've done is fall to 1-7 in their last eight playoff games once you add in last season's second-round sweep inflicted by Phoenix. A series that began with San Antonio trying to downplay the impact of losing Game 1 at home — since the Spurs had lost their playoff opener in three of their four Duncan-led championship seasons — suddenly finds the Spurs confronting the harrowing fact that teams with a 3-1 lead in the NBA win the series 95.9 percent of the time.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Grizzlies are 9-0 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in San Antonio.
Over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in San Antonio.
Underdog is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Grizzlies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
Grizzlies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win.
Grizzlies are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Spurs are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Spurs are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 vs. Western Conference.
Spurs are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southwest.
Grizzlies vs Spurs
When: Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 PM ET
Pick: Spurs -6.5
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The Bottom Line: I wouldn’t be surprized to see the Grizzlies win, but in case they don’t, they’ll definitely cover. Be sure to check Grizzlies vs Spurs Basketball Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
