Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 06/05/2022, 21:47  by Joseph King | Modified on 07/05/2022 at 04:48 in Basketball Predictions

The Western conference semifinals continue on in the NBA playoffs when the Golden State Warriors return home to the Chase Center to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in this best of seven series. After dropping game one at home, the second-seed Grizzlies were able to bounce back by winning game two with a score of 106-101. However, stealing home court advantage has made the Warriors significant favorites to advance to their sixth conference finals appearance in the last eight years. The Grizzlies are now faced with the challenge of winning three of the next five games, three of which will take place in San Francisco where the Warriors went 31-10 in the regular season.

The first two games of this series have been extremely tight affairs, with the total margin of victory between both games totaling only six points. Although ultimately losing in game two, the Warriors should take solace in the fact that the game was there for the taking even with a Ja Morant 47-point eruption coupled with the Dubs shooting just 8-38 from three. It’s fair to expect an elevated performance from the Warriors as they hold a strong home court advantage that saw their winning percentage rise from 53.6% on the road to 75.6% at home. The Grizzlies will be without their main perimeter defender in Dillon Brooks after the fifth-year man had a one game suspension issued after a reckless flagrant foul which saw Warriors role-player Gary Payton II suffer a broken elbow.