Oklahoma City Thunder (50-11, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (38-23, fourth in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces the Memphis Grizzlies after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points in the Thunder's 137-128 win over the Houston Rockets.
The Grizzlies have gone 21-15 against Western Conference teams. Memphis ranks second in the Western Conference with 34.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Santi Aldama averaging 5.1.
The Thunder are 29-10 against conference opponents. Oklahoma City is 0-4 in one-possession games.
The 123.3 points per game the Grizzlies score are 16.3 more points than the Thunder allow (107.0). The Thunder average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than the Grizzlies give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Grizzlies. Desmond Bane is averaging 19.3 points over the last 10 games.
Jalen Williams is averaging 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.4 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 51.0% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 3-7, averaging 120.8 points, 45.6 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.9 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 128.8 points, 45.8 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 9.6 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.9 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Ja Morant: day to day (shoulder), Jaren Jackson Jr.: day to day (ankle), Zyon Pullin: day to day (knee), Yuki Kawamura: day to day (hamstring), Santi Aldama: day to day (calf).
Thunder: Alex Caruso: day to day (), Chet Holmgren: day to day (ankle), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Isaiah Joe: day to day (back), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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