Friday, May 25th, 2012
It will be a seventh and deciding game when the Memphis Grizzlies meet the Oklahoma City Thunder to conclude their best of 7 Western conference finals on Sunday afternoon.
Tip off time for game 7 of this NBA playoff series from Oklahoma City is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The betting odds opened up in game 7 with the home club Oklahoma City Thunder lined as a –6 point favorite with an over under of 193 points.
Early money has shown on the side of the Thunder as the home club OKC is now lined as a -6 ½ point favorite in game 7.
The total has moved down to 192 points.
Oklahoma City Thunder money line gamblers will lay –290 odds with the road underdog Memphis Grizzlies +255 odds to pull off the upset victory with a win in game 7 without the aid of points on their side.
Memphis has forced a seventh and deciding game on Sunday afternoon following their 95-83 victory on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder as a -1 ½ point favorite. The game went under the total of 195 points.
The Grizzlies fell behind by 10 points at the half. Memphis then crushed OKC in the second half by outscoring the Thunder by a 51-29 margin.
The Oklahoma City Thunder could not score more than 15 points in any one quarter in the second half.
Memphis survived a 43.4% shooting performance and only 5 of 16 makes from three. The team got to the line 22 times and made 18 shots.
The club took good care of the basketball with just 11 turnovers.
The Grizzlies pulled down 5 more rebounds than the Thunder.
Zach Randolph like he has done all season came up huge with 30 points and 13 rebounds on 12 of 22 shooting.
O.J. Mayo got the start and made the most of the opportunity with 16 points on 6 of 12 from the field.
Center Marc Gasol had just 8 points and 9 boards on 3 of 8 shooting in 39 minutes.
Darrell Arthur off the bench contributed with 8 points in the win.
Oklahoma City shot poorly in defeat hitting on just 41.9% from the field and just 4 of 25 from the three point line. The team made 17 of their 24 free throws.
Point guard Russell Westbrook led the club with 27 points and four assists on 11 of 22 shooting.
Kevin Durant had a forgettable game with 11 points and 7 boards on 3 of 14 from the floor and 1 of 9 from the three point line. Durant was just 1 of 10 in the Thunders second half collapse.
James Harden off the bench chipped in with 14 points and 6 rebounds on 5 of 10 from the floor.
OKC is very dependent for good games from both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. If one is off their game it is very difficult for the Thunder to win in the post season.
The team needs to be careful that point guard Russell Westbrook does not try to do too much and shoot the Thunder out of the playoffs.
These teams have met three times in Oklahoma City during this series with the Thunder winning two of the three games.
In game 1 it was the Grizzlies with the 114-101 win as a +7 point underdog. The game went over the total of 194 ½ points.
Memphis got the momentum early in this series by making 49.4% of their shots in a very quick turnaround following their series win against San Antonio 1 ½ days before the start of the OKC series.
The Oklahoma City Thunder responded in game 2 with the 111-102 win as a -6 ½ point betting favorite. The total ended up going over the total of 197 points.
The Thunder shot well making 52.8% of their shots and 8 of 14 from three to knot up this series.
OKC won game five in a rout with the 99-72 home win as a -6 ½ point favorite. The game went under the total of 197 ½ points.
This game was ugly as the Grizzlies had just 35 first half points and shot 35.9% from the floor in the loss.
Memphis was a bit hung over following their triple overtime loss in game 4 on their home court.
Trend: The Under is 3-1 in their past four meetings.
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