Thunder try to secure series victory over the Grizzlies

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Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference)

Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -14; over/under is 224.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 3-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the series over the Memphis Grizzlies in game four of the Western Conference first round. The Thunder defeated the 125-112 in the last meeting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points, and Desmond Bane led the with 20 points.

The Grizzlies are 27-24 in Western Conference games. Memphis ranks eighth in the league with 28.4 assists per game led by Bane averaging 5.3.

The Thunder are 39-13 against conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 11.0 turnovers per game and is 55-12 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The 121.7 points per game the Grizzlies average are 14.1 more points than the Thunder give up (107.6). The Thunder average 14.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than the Grizzlies give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bane is averaging 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Grizzlies. Ja Morant is averaging 20.6 points over the last 10 games.

Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 4-6, averaging 112.1 points, 46.1 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points per game.

Thunder: 8-2, averaging 121.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 9.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points.

INJURIES: Grizzlies: Ja Morant: day to day (hip), Jaylen Wells: out for season (wrist), Brandon Clarke: out for season (knee).

Thunder: Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.