Basketball Betting – Thunder Even Series vs. Grizzlies. The Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back with a good win in basketball betting on Tuesday as they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 111-102 to even their best-of-seven series 1-1.Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the Thunder got excellent performances from some players off the bench as they dominated the Grizzlies. The teams will not play Game 3 in NBA basketball betting until Saturday.
Thunder Bench Dominates
Oklahoma City got 26 points from Durant and 24 from Russell Westbrook but they won Game 2 because of their bench. James Harden had 21 points, and Eric Maynor scored 15 points as the Thunder bench outscored the Memphis bench 48-29. Oklahoma City used their bench to extend their lead to 21 points in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City did lose starting forward Serge Ibaka to a knee injury late in Game 2. His status for Game 3 is unknown.
Grizzlies Duo Goes Cold
The reason that Memphis beat San Antonio in the first round and Oklahoma City in Game 1 was the inside presence of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. Those two didn’t do much in Game 2 as they combined for just 28 points compared to the 54 they had in Game 1. The two combined to go just 5 of 22 from the field. Memphis was actually led in scoring by Mike Conley who had 24 points. Randolph made only two of his shots and finished with 15 points. Gasol made only three shots and finished with 13 points. Memphis had a playoff-low 34 points in the paint in Game 2.
Game 3 Odds
Memphis is a 3.5 point favorite in basketball betting at Sbg global.com on Saturday in Game 3 with the total listed at 200.5. It is shocking that the Grizzlies are favored by so many points. Oklahoma City was a 6.5 point favorite in the first two games of this series and now they are getting 3.5? Should there really be a 10-point turnaround based on home court? The Thunder had a winning record vs. the point spread on the road this season in NBA basketball betting and they are very capable of getting at least one road win at Memphis. The Grizzlies did have a very good record at home vs. the point spread but they were just as good on the road.