The Portland Trail Blazers take on the visiting Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at the Moda Center. The game starts at 10:30 pm ET on Monday, Apr. 27 and will air on TNT and SportSouth.
The Trail Blazers lost to the Grizzlies 97-82 in their last game. LaMarcus Aldridge played well in the loss for Portland, recording 24 points and 14 rebounds to earn his 39th double-double of the season. Courtney Lee led the team in scoring with 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment. The Trail Blazers are attempting to build on their records of 51-31 Straight Up (SU) and 40-41-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 31-21 SU and 26-25-1 ATS versus the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers are an impressive shooting team from the line with an NBA-best .801 free throw percentage. Portland has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where they rack up an average of 45.9 rebounds per game. Turning to the defensive side, the Trail Blazers have limited opponents’ efforts from beyond the arc, allowing an NBA-low 524 three-pointers made or 6.4 per game.
On the other side, Memphis has a SU record of 55-27 and an ATS record of 40-40-2. In Western Conference games, Memphis has gone 35-17 SU and 26-26 ATS.
Following the Grizzlies’ latest win over Portland, their SU record rises to 9-1 over the Trail Blazers in the last 10 games. The Grizzlies also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 9-1. Memphis held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers twice in the last 10, while Portland wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – POR, ATS Winner – POR
Notes
Both Memphis and Portland rank zeroth in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Memphis scores 0.0 points per game, while Portland allows 0.0.
Memphis and Portland are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per away game and points allowed at home respectively. Memphis puts up an average of 0.0 points on the road, while Portland gives up 0.0 points at home on average.
The Memphis Grizzlies have a stellar 42-11 record when their opponents score fewer than 100 points this season. The Portland Trail Blazers are 13-19 when they score less than 100.
Memphis is 13-16 when allowing 100 or more points this season. The Trail Blazers have a superb 38-12 record when hitting triple digits.
The Grizzlies have an offensive rating of 103.0 (ranked 13th), while the Trail Blazers rank 10th for their defensive rating of 101.0.
The Memphis Grizzlies have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking eighth in the league with a FG% of 45.8%. When their opponents have a similar or higher FG%, the Portland Trail Blazers are 12-15.
The Portland Trail Blazers rank lower for their field goal percentage (17th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (eighth), but the Memphis Grizzlies have a better FG% ranking (eighth) than their EFF% ranking (20th).
Portland makes an average of 21.9 assists per game (ranked 12th), while Memphis makes 21.7 assists per game (ranked 15th).
Portland makes an average of 4.5 blocks per game (ranked 18th), while Memphis makes 4.2 blocks per game (ranked 24th).
The Portland Trail Blazers rank 16th in offensive rebounding, while the Memphis Grizzlies rank 15th in defensive rebounding.
The Memphis Grizzlies earn an average of 8.5 steals per game and are ranked sixth. The Portland Trail Blazers have a 27-19 record when they allow at least 8 steals.
