NBA Playoff Pick Game 4 Memphis Grizzlies versus Oklahoma City Thunder Odds Prediction Preview 5-13-2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be out to break a two game playoff losing streak when they travel to play the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of their best of seven NBA Western conference playoff series with a pro basketball contest on Monday night. The Thunder and Grizzlies will tip off Game 4 from Memphis at 9:30PM Eastern Time and TNT will provide the national television coverage. The betting line odds from game four of this NBA playoff series has the home side Memphis Grizzlies favored by -4 ½ points with an over under line of 184 points. Early money from the bettors has landed on the side of the under as the game opened up at 184 ½ points. The Grizzlies take the 2-1 series lead off their game three 87-81 home victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 187 ½ points. Memphis broke an 81-81 tie late in the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run to end the game. The Grizzlies held OKC to just 36 second half points. The Thunder shot just 36.4% from the floor and made 5 of 18 three pointers. They missed 7 of 19 free throws. Oklahoma City won the rebounding battle by a 51-44 differential. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 25 points and 11 rebounds as he made 9 of his 19 shots. Reggie Jackson had 16 points and ten boards on 7 of 15 shooting. The Thunder missed a ton of open shots in game three. Serge Ibaka is in a shooting slump and went 6 of 17 from the floor and missed a ton of open looks. He went 5 of 12 in game two and 1 of 10 in game one. Oklahoma City defended well enough to win game four. On the season the team is second in the league in field goal defense by allowing 42.5% shooting to teams. OKC is third in the NBA in points per game by averaging 105.7 points a game but have been held to 93 points or less in the first three games of this series. The Grizzlies survive a 40.5% shooting game and made 4 of 14 three pointers. They are efficient at the free throw line making 23 of 28 shots. Memphis had two less turnovers than the Thunder. Marc Gasol led the team with 20 points and nine rebounds as he made 6 of his 14 shots and a clutch 8 of 9 free throws. Mike Conley chipped in with 14 points and six assists on 3 of 9 shooting and a perfect 7 of 7 from the charity stripe. Memphis is the top scoring defense in all of the NBA and ranks in the top three of the league in both field goal and three point defending.