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Stephen Nover's NBA Total of the Week - 16-4 NBA Games of Week/Month/Year
(NBA) Memphis vs. Utah,
Total: 218.00 | -115.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 218.00 | -115.00 Over
Result: Win
Despite subpar shooting from both teams, the Grizzlies and Jazz still put up a combined 221 points in Memphis' 112-109 upset win this past Sunday.
The Grizzlies shot 45 percent from the floor, which is below their season average. Utah shot a cold 42 percent from the field. The Jazz shot 46.8 percent from the floor during the regular season while being the fourth-highest scoring team in the league at 116.4 points a game.
The Jazz had trouble containing strong wing players in the postseason last year and they had problems with Ja Morant, who shot 11 of 21 from the field and scored 26 points. But even more alarming for the Jazz was the lack of defensive inside help for Rudy Gobert. Memphis scored 62 points in the paint. That's not a fluke. The Grizzlies are a great offensive rebounding team with Jonas Valanciunas and Jaren Jackson Jr.
Memphis is just an average defensive team. So I'm looking for the Jazz to score a lot more than they did in Game 1 especially with Donovan Mitchell set to make his playoff debut. Only 10 players scored more points per game than Mitchell this season. Even if Mitchell is rusty, his presence frees up sharpshooters Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles while making Gobert more dangerous in the low post.
The last six games between the two teams played in Utah have all gone Over.
The Grizzlies shot 45 percent from the floor, which is below their season average. Utah shot a cold 42 percent from the field. The Jazz shot 46.8 percent from the floor during the regular season while being the fourth-highest scoring team in the league at 116.4 points a game.
The Jazz had trouble containing strong wing players in the postseason last year and they had problems with Ja Morant, who shot 11 of 21 from the field and scored 26 points. But even more alarming for the Jazz was the lack of defensive inside help for Rudy Gobert. Memphis scored 62 points in the paint. That's not a fluke. The Grizzlies are a great offensive rebounding team with Jonas Valanciunas and Jaren Jackson Jr.
Memphis is just an average defensive team. So I'm looking for the Jazz to score a lot more than they did in Game 1 especially with Donovan Mitchell set to make his playoff debut. Only 10 players scored more points per game than Mitchell this season. Even if Mitchell is rusty, his presence frees up sharpshooters Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles while making Gobert more dangerous in the low post.
The last six games between the two teams played in Utah have all gone Over.