Celtics rely on Tatum!
On Sunday night, the NBA has a real Wilson treat in store with Boston vs Memphis! The duel pits the first in the Eastern Conference against the second in the West.
The home side won the only meeting so far this season last November, although the away win was a very narrow 109-106.
Boston Celtics – Statistics & Current Form
The co-record champions can count on the home bonus against Memphis: Head coach Joe Mazzulla’s team has lost only seven of the 29 completed home encounters. In terms of personnel, however, things don’t look quite as rosy.
With Marcus Smart the reigning DPoY is missing and with Jaylen Brown the second best scorer of the team can’t start. Nevertheless, after an interim period of weakness with three defeats, the form curve has recently shown an upward trend again – five wins from the past six games.
Memphis Grizzlies – Statistics & current form
The Grizzlies have been shaky in recent weeks. Although they continue to occupy second place in the West, the visitors have only picked up three wins in a flashback to their last ten games.
A current shortcoming of the franchise from the “Bluff City” is also the absence of Steven Adams at the centre position. Without the knee-injured New Zealander, Memphis have won just three of their last nine games.
Head coach Taylor Jenkins will now rely on his guard Ja Morant and forward Jaren Jackson Jr. instead.
Both players recently received an All-Star nomination and this should have especially pleased the last mentioned player, as it is the first in his career!
Boston Celtics – Memphis Grizzlies Tip
Four current All-Stars with Tatum and Brown on the side of the home side and Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the side of the visitors would have played in the game in the “Bean City”. Now there will only be three as Jaylen Brown has to miss the match due to an injury.
Memphis, on the other hand, have lost their last six away games and the absence of centre Adams seems to be affecting the visitors’ performance at the moment.
In the top match between the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies, the forecast includes more than 32.5 points by Jayson Tatum on the side of the home side.
Due to the absence of Jaylen Brown, the sixth-best scorer in the NBA will now be challenged even more and his condition is still stable: The forward exceeded the selected limit in two of the past three games.
The tip is backed up by the only match-up of the season so far, in which Tatum delivered the best output of all players on the court in Memphis with 39 points, and at that time Brown was still on board with 21 points of his own.
