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NBA : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 10/26/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA
 
MEMPHIS
-1.5  

+1.5  
-120

+100

199
 
98
Final
102

MINNESOTA (29 - 53) at MEMPHIS (42 - 44)
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Wednesday, 10/26/2016 8:05 PM
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709MINNESOTA197-1
710MEMPHIS-3.5199
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games29-53-839-4244-36102.451.146.4%49.3106.052.947.0%50.3
Road Games15-26+6.825-1625-14103.351.546.5%49.1106.652.746.6%51.9
Last 5 Games4-1+44-13-2116.855.251.3%48.8111.454.648.3%48.2
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.451.138-8146.4%6-1633.8%21-2779.2%491023218145
vs opponents surrendering102.851.238-8445.2%9-2435.5%18-2475.5%521022208145
Team Stats (Road Games)103.351.538-8246.5%6-1733.9%21-2680.0%491024219155
Stats Against (All Games)106.052.940-8547.0%9-2535.5%17-2275.7%501123228145
vs opponents averaging102.651.138-8545.0%9-2435.4%18-2375.4%521122208145
Stats Against (Road Games)106.652.740-8646.6%9-2634.3%17-2375.1%521123218155

MEMPHIS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games42-44-6.442-4246-4098.349.343.8%49.8101.450.245.8%51.0
Home Games26-17+4.523-1926-17101.350.544.2%50.3101.749.045.4%51.0
Last 5 Games0-5-11-42-385.642.040.2%48.6107.451.649.6%50.2
MEMPHIS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)98.349.337-8443.8%6-1833.0%19-2478.0%501120229134
vs opponents surrendering102.65138-8545.2%9-2435.3%18-2375.5%521022208145
Team Stats (Home Games)101.350.537-8444.2%7-1835.5%21-2679.2%501221229125
Stats Against (All Games)101.450.236-7945.8%10-2636.9%20-2677.1%511022217156
vs opponents averaging102.851.138-8445.3%9-2435.5%18-2375.8%521022208145
Stats Against (Home Games)101.749.036-7945.4%10-2737.0%20-2577.1%511122227166
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 96.5,  MEMPHIS 96.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016@ MEMPHIS              
10/29/2016@ SACRAMENTO              
11/1/2016MEMPHIS              
11/3/2016DENVER              
11/5/2016@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
11/8/2016@ BROOKLYN              
11/9/2016@ ORLANDO              

MEMPHIS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016MINNESOTA              
10/29/2016@ NEW YORK              
10/30/2016WASHINGTON              
11/1/2016@ MINNESOTA              
11/2/2016NEW ORLEANS              
11/4/2016LA CLIPPERS              
11/6/2016PORTLAND              
11/8/2016DENVER              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: BACKCOURT: PG Ricky Rubio catches flak for his inability to shoot, but he's uniquely well-suited to this team. His savant-like court vision and highly underrated defense would be missed if he were moved. SG Zach LaVine appears to have improved in the offseason and may move up on the team's list of scoring options. Rookie PG Kris Dunn is NBA-ready, but he may have trouble getting minutes in a crowded backcourt. . . . FRONTCOURT: Many have C Karl-Anthony Towns among their top ten players in the league right now. That's a little much, but it seems like he's not that far away, either. SF Andrew Wiggins averaged 20 a game in his second season but still showed plenty of room for improvement, which says good things about his ceiling. PF Gorgui Dieng is a good role player alongside lots of guys who need the ball. . . . BOTTOM LINE: How much better can a young team get in a single season? Oozing with talent, Minnesota is a good candidate for a case study to answer that question. New coach Tom Thibodeau will keep the best players on the court plenty, but expectations are a bit too high.
MEMPHIS: BACKCOURT: PG Mike Conley's huge contract raised some eyebrows, but he earned it. He's suffered from playing too many minutes the past couple seasons, so the team's hoping rookie PG Wade Baldwin is a capable backup right away. If not, Conley will again have to spend too much time on the court. With SG Tony Allen and SG Vince Carter at the 2, the Grizzlies could use some youth there, too. Perhaps sharpshooting SG Troy Daniels can help. . . . FRONTCOURT: PF Zach Randolph looks like an anachronism in today's league, but his scoring moves defy changing play and his own aging. JaMychal Green proved himself capable at the same position, adding depth and versatility to the lineup. C Marc Gasol and SF Chandler Parsons are both recovering from surgery, and both have skill sets that don't exist elsewhere on this roster. . . . BOTTOM LINE: Betting on this team's health is a precarious proposition, but so is betting against their grit. They'll almost certainly be healthier than last year, and can put out a wider variety of lineups than in years past.
PREVIEW
New coaches lead Wolves, Grizzlies in opener
 

The Memphis Grizzlies hope to build off last year's playoff appearance. The Minnesota Timberwolves are just hoping to get to the playoffs for the first time in years.

Those two teams will open their 2016-17 seasons on Wednesday in Memphis. And they'll each do so with new coaches.

Memphis' David Fizdale is in his first year as an NBA head coach. Fizdale, 42, spent the last six seasons as an assistant with the Miami Heat. He inherits a club that finished 42-40 last season, which was good enough for the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

Fizdale has said he hopes to instill a balanced system in Memphis, with Mike Conley Jr. as the focal point. The Grizzlies also have weapons in Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and new addition Chandler Parsons.

"When you know that the offense isn't just predicated on one guy and that every movement you make gives you a chance to be a part of the action, to make you a weapon, it's empowering," Fizdale told Sports Illustrated.

Conley begins this season on the heels of the largest contract in NBA history. This past offseason, the Grizzlies signed Conley to a five-year, $153 million deal to keep the point guard in Memphis. That will put an added weight on the shoulders of the nine-year NBA veteran.

"As far as the pressure, it's hard to really gauge that because I put pressure on myself to perform regardless," Conley told ESPN.com this offseason. "The amount of money I make is not going to change how I approach the game."

Like Memphis, Minnesota enters the season with a new coach and high expectations. Tom Thibodeau, former Chicago Bulls coach, takes over after the Timberwolves let interim coach Sam Mitchell go following last year's 29-win season.

Thibodeau begins his first year in Minnesota with a pair of Rookies of the Year at his disposal. Karl-Anthony Towns emerged for a stellar rookie campaign last season, averaging a double-double (18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds). His honor as the top rookie came one year after Wolves forward Andrew Wiggins earned the award. Wiggins led the team with 20.7 points per game last season.

Minnesota has been starved for a winning team for years. The Timberwolves haven't finished above .500 since the 2004-05 season and had the fifth-worst record in the league last year.

Thibodeau never had a losing season in five years as the Bulls' coach and was ousted after going 50-32 two years ago. A record like that in Minnesota this year would be a huge step forward for the young Timberwolves.

But even Thibodeau knows Minnesota has a ways to go in order to be competitive in the West.

"We don't want to fool ourselves," he told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We're a 29-win team. We want to close the gap."

These same two teams faced off in the preseason, with the Timberwolves topping the Grizzlies 101-94 in Minneapolis a week ago.


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