Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -8.5; over/under is 226.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Grizzlies have gone 27-24 against Western Conference teams. Memphis is third in the league with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Zach Edey averaging 6.5 offensive boards.
The Thunder are 39-13 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City ranks fourth in the Western Conference shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
The Grizzlies make 47.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (43.6%). The Thunder average 120.5 points per game, 3.6 more than the 116.9 the Grizzlies allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Grizzlies. Ja Morant is averaging 21.7 points and 4.4 assists over the last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 19.8 points and 3.3 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 4-6, averaging 111.6 points, 46.5 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.6 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 124.4 points, 45.5 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 9.9 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.3 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Jaylen Wells: out for season (wrist), Brandon Clarke: out for season (knee).
Thunder: Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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