Utah Jazz (54-21) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (41-36)
May 31, 2021 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Memphis Grizzlies +5.5; Over/Under: +224
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The Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies meet Monday in game four of the NBA West Playoffs at the FedExForum.
The Utah Jazz look for another win to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Utah Jazz are averaging 123.7 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 117.3 points on 47 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 27 points and two rebounds while Mike Conley is averaging 23 points and 5.3 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 14 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 38.8 percent from beyond the arc and 82.4 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45 rebounds per game.
The Memphis Grizzlies need a win here to even up the series at 2-2. The Memphis Grizzlies are averaging 117.3 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 123.7 points on 48.8 percent shooting. Ja Morant is averaging 33.7 points and six assists while Dillon Brooks is averaging 27 points and four rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Anderson is grabbing 7.7 rebounds. The Memphis Grizzlies are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The Memphis Grizzlies are allowing 38.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Grizzlies are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Jazz last 10 overall. The under is 6-2 in Grizzlies last 8 overall. The under is 31-10 in the last 41 meetings in Memphis. The over is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been in every game of this series and could easily be in the same position as the Jazz with a bounce here or a bounce there. The Utah Jazz won game three by shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and knocking down 19 threes. It’s safe to assume that sort of shooting performance won’t happen again. The Grizzlies have shown they can compete and this is pretty much a must win game if they have any chance of winning this series. As I’ve done in every game so far, give me the Grizzlies and the free buckets.
