Warriors 9-1 ATS last 10 since May 1st.
This Warriors team has turned up when it’s supposed to. I’ve watched film, looked at some numbers, and have come to the conclusion that this Grizzlies team is not a playoff caliber team. A play-in team YES. But a playoff team NO. The Grizzlies took care of business against the Spurs but let’s not forget. The Spurs have been an up and down team all season, we’re missing their third leading scorer Derrick White, and really don’t have anyone other than Derozan to give them that spark they need. In fact if you look a little closer. After dominating the 1st quarter the Grizzlies had a mental lapse in the 2nd and 3rd quarters allowing the Spurs right back in the game and were lucky enough to come away with the victory by 4 points. The Warriors come off a game against the healthy roster of the defending champs in a game that went right down to the wire, and it took a late dagger by Lebron to seal the deal after a brilliant defensive performance by both teams. Make no mistake about it this Warriors team is for real and deserves the right to be in the playoffs. A few games back in the regular season the Warriors were 4.5 point underdogs to the Phoenix Suns at home in a game they won outright by 6 points. The biggest guy in the Warriors starting lineup might stand at 6’9 which is Kevin Looney btw is by no means a small guy and has a wingspan of 7’4. Valancuinas holds a two inch advantage in both those departments but I wouldn’t say it’s over significant. My assumption is that JJJ will see plenty of Green tonight. From a size standpoint this looks like a mismatch but I personally don’t see it that way. Draymond is an elite defender in this league and literally has the Warriors on his back defensively. JJJ is still going through some learning curves and Green should give him fits tonight if matched up against him. The Grizzlies might lead the league in turnovers, deflections, blah blah. But if you watched the Warriors/Lakers game the other night you might think the Warriors looked better in that department and they really did. The footwork and rotations on defense, blocks, deflections of the Warriors against the Lakers shows how mentally prepared they are. Draymond played superb defense on Davis. Schroder, James, and Davis shot a combined 20 of 55 from the field. The Warriors had 20 turnovers against the Lakers leading to 29 points. However the majority of those turnovers weren’t forced. I expect the Warriors to be much more careful with the ball tonight at home. This Warriors team went toe to toe in nearly every statistical category you can name against the Lakers aside from those turnovers. They play they have 7 footers in the paint and that’s the only department I think the Grizzlies can take advantage of. Tonight the road Warriors meet the real Warriors in a game I don’t think will be all that close. I have a couple concerns in this game and that’s the Grizzlies size and depth. Dillon. I’m not sure who the Warriors will have defend Brooks but Bazemore could be a bit too small. Brooks went on an 8-0 run himself in the 4th qtr of their last matchup then later fouled out near the 6 minute mark after defending Curry fairly well throughout the night. There’s no stopping Curry but he will be tasked with slowing him down and not fouling out should be a priority here while at the same time staying in Currys face all night. Anderson who didn’t get as many touches last game concerns me as well at 6’9 along with Jackson even though I like Green to smother him.
I’m leaning GS ML plus the Under
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