Do-or-die for the Grizzlies!

The Memphis Grizzlies await the Golden State Warriors for Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

The home side are 1-3 against the men from San Francisco, which is why it’s an elimination game for them, where only a win counts.

Memphis Grizzlies – Statistics & current form

The Grizzlies had to do without their clear best player Ja Morant in the last game due to an injury from the previous match-up. As expected, they were unable to compensate for this loss.

However, Head Coach Taylor Jenkins’ team put up a good fight. Even without Morant, the defeat was only a very narrow 98-101.

The Mississippi franchise will now have to play without their current MIP again in the upcoming game.

Golden State Warriors – Statistics & current form

For their part, the Californians are currently without their head coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines. The coach has Corona, which is why his job is being carried out by co-coach Mike Brown.

However, the latter will become head coach himself in Sacramento from next season, where he is expected to lead the Kings into the postseason for the first time in more than a decade.

He also filled the role in 2017 during the playoffs, when Kerr was unable to coach for health reasons. On that occasion, he performed exceedingly well as the Warriors clinched no less than the title under his guidance!

Brown was also pleased with his current team’s most recent game, which they won by a narrow margin.

However, 16 turnovers was a high number for the six-time NBA title holders.
title holder. The collective shooting rate from the field was also modest at 40 percent. However, Stephen Curry acted reliably once again.

The chef not only scored the most points in the game, but also secured another record. The fifth-leading scorer of the current postseason is now the only player in the history of the NBA Playoffs with at least 500 successful throws from downtown!

Memphis Grizzlies – Golden State Warriors Tip

For Game 5 between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors, betting on less than 107.5 points by the home side seems promising.

Without their best scorer Ja Morant, the offensive of the basketball players from the “Bluff City” is significantly weakened. This was already evident in the last comparison, when Memphis only managed 98 points.

Besides the missing Morant, the prediction is supported by the recent weak performances of Desmond Bane.

The shooting guard is also suffering from health problems and is therefore clearly more inhibited in the series against the Warriors than before against Minnesota.

This can be seen in the fact that he only had double-digit point totals in three of the four games he played against Golden State. Furthermore, the visitors are strong defensively: Boston alone was ahead of Kerr’s squad in the corresponding rating of the NBA at the end of the regular season.