Memphis @ Oklahoma City picks

The Oklahoma City Thunder have built a juggernaut, and the team finished with their best record in franchise history at 68-14. Despite missing key players for notable stretches of the season, the Thunder consistently found ways to win. The Memphis Grizzlies were no slouches on either end of the court. They finished sixth in Offensive Rating (117.2) and 11th in Defensive Rating (112.6). But the Thunder are the superior team on both ends of the court, and I expect their defense to lock down Memphis’ scorers, as they did four times in the regular season. Oklahoma City has won nine straight against the Memphis and covered in eight of them. The Thunder are well-rested and playing in front of the home crowd, while the Grizzlies just played two Play-In games, and Ja Morant may not be at 100%. I’ll take the home team and the points here.