{"id":15354,"date":"2011-05-09T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T20:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=15354"},"modified":"2011-05-09T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T20:49:04","slug":"game-4-betting-oklahoma-city-thunder-at-memphis-grizzlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/game-4-betting-oklahoma-city-thunder-at-memphis-grizzlies-15354\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 4 Betting: Oklahoma City Thunder At Memphis Grizzlies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma City Thunder AT Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong>
\nMay 09, 2011 at 9:30 PM EST<\/strong>
\nOpening Line:\u00a0 MEM -2.5<\/strong>
\nCurrent Line:\u00a0 MEM -2<\/strong>
\nOpening Moneyline:\u00a0 MEM -150, OKC +130<\/strong>
\nCurrent Moneyline:\u00a0 MEM -135, OKC +115<\/strong>
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 182<\/strong>
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 180.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mayo has to continue to be big off the Grizziles' bench. He played 41 minutes in Memphis' victory on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

O.J. Mayo did something in game 3 that he hadn’t done all season:\u00a0 played like the O.J. Mayo of his rookie season (08-09), when he averaged better than 18 points per game.\u00a0 This season, his minutes went from 38 (his career average) down to 26.\u00a0 His shot attempts fell from 14.4 to 10.5 while his field goal percentages plummeted as well.\u00a0 Mayo shot only 40% from the floor in the regular season.\u00a0 His field goal percentage was still bad Saturday as he went 6 of 18, but it was seeing his aggression and swagger back that was impressive.<\/p>\n

With the Grizzlies second leading scorer in Gay being out due to injury, Mayo’s play becomes that much more important.\u00a0 When Mayo gets hot, he sometimes demands a double team.\u00a0 The only other Grizzly that statement is true as well for is Zach Randolph.<\/p>\n

On Randolph, he got his points Saturday as well, 21 of them to be exact, but he needed 22 attempts from the field to do it, and he missed 3 of his 8 free throws.\u00a0 However, in a total act of redemption, he did pull down a game high 21 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Mike Conley played well yet again.\u00a0 He played all but 56 seconds of the and finished with 18 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, and 3 turnovers.\u00a0 He was the only Grizzly starter to shoot above 50% from the field.\u00a0 Tony Allen (40%), Marc Gasol (28%), Randolph (36%), and Sam Young (33%).\u00a0 As a team, the Grizzlies shot 37.8% from the field.\u00a0 The sad part, however, is that Oklahoma City was even more dismal at 36.6%.<\/p>\n

Westbrook and Durant combined for their usual havoc, scoring 45, but they weren’t efficient and received little help, while failing to have a breakout game themselves.\u00a0 Durant went 10 of 24 from the floor and only 2 of 7 from three, while Westbrook was even worse, attempting 22 shots and only hitting 7 (though he did go a perfect 8 of 8 from the line).\u00a0 James Harden came back down to earth after scoring 21 in game two and he managed only 12 points, missing 4 of his 5 three point shots.\u00a0 The Thunder now find themselves in a must win game 4.\u00a0 Going down 3-1 would be hazardous against a team that defends as well as Memphis.<\/p>\n

The bad part for the Thunder is how it happened.\u00a0 They had a 13 point lead going into the fourth quarter but hit just 4 of 18 shots in the fourth and went on to lose by 9.\u00a0 A lot of people were quick to blame Oklahoma City floor general Russell Westbrook.\u00a0 Scott Brooks was quick to defend him:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t all Russell,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cIt was some, so he\u2019s a part of it. It was Kevin, it was guys that were out there including myself. We have to do a better job making sure we\u2019re all running every set, every offensive play with great energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durant isn’t letting the pressure of a pivotal game 4 get to him.\u00a0 He realizes that they can just as easily come out tonight and put the pressure back on Memphis by reclaiming home court advantage with three games left to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re good on bounce-back games, and hopefully tomorrow is another case of that,\u201d Durant said. \u201cGoing through adversity is part of the playoffs, and we just have to push through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some betting trends:<\/p>\n

OKC Is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games and the Thunder are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games.\u00a0 The total has gone UNDER in 8 of OKC’s last 12 road games and they are 9-4 SU in their last 13 on the road.\u00a0 The Thunder are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 road games and the total has gone OVER in 7 of their last 8 games against the Grizzlies.\u00a0 OKC is 1-4 SU in their last 5 against Memphis and they are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 against Memphis.\u00a0 OKC is 1-4 SU in their last 5 road games in Memphis and the total has gone UNDER in 4 of OKC’s last 6 games on the road against the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n

Memphis is 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games and the total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis’ last 6 games.\u00a0 The Grizzlies are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games and the total has gone UNDER in 9 of their last 13 at home.\u00a0 The Grizzlies are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home and the total has gone OVER In 7 of their last 8 games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.\u00a0 The Grizzlies are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Oklahoma City and the total has gone UNDER\u00a0 in 4 of their last 6 home games against the Thunder.\u00a0 The Grizzlies are 4-1 SU in their last 5 home games against the Thunder.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s game should be an interesting one to see how the Thunder adapt and find better shots for Westbrook and Durant.\u00a0 It’s one thing to have two dynamic scorers that are now even being compared to Wade and LeBron, but if you can’t get them quality of shots because the other three players in the starting lineup (Perkins, Sefolosha, and Ibaka) are defensive players with little to offer on the offensive end of the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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