Grizzlies vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at TD Garden tonight as the scorching Boston Celtics host the mighty Memphis Grizzlies in what promises to be a first-round playoff clash for the ages! Both teams are hot off recent victories, with the Celtics just edging out Milwaukee and the Grizzlies clawing past Sacramento. With both squads sitting pretty at the top of their respective conferences, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The bookies are expecting a high-scoring affair, setting the over/under at a whopping 238.5. As tipoff approaches at 9 PM EST, fans are buzzing—will the Celtics continue their dominant run, or will the Grizzlies leave their mark in Beantown? Get ready, because tonight, it’s all about whether the Celtics can weave their magic or the Grizzlies can bear down!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 07, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	MEM ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+235	-285	235.0	7.0/-7.0
Recent	+205	-245	238.5	6.0/-6.0
Difference	-30	+40	+3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

20W-26L

32.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

9W-1L

HOME

45W-6L

67.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/04/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	20	30	26	15	91	Under
02/04/24	Boston Celtics BOS	29	41	29	32	131	Under
11/19/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	30	23	23	102	Under
11/19/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	27	26	23	24	100	Under
02/12/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	28	20	33	28	109	Under
02/12/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	35	21	37	119	Under
11/07/22	Boston Celtics BOS	28	37	19	25	109	Under
11/07/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	34	20	31	21	106	Under
04/10/22	Boston Celtics BOS	32	40	32	35	139	Over
04/10/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	24	30	31	110	Over
03/03/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	20	25	27	35	107	Under
03/03/22	Boston Celtics BOS	26	21	36	37	120	Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/05	@ SAC	115-110W	49	27	22	80
12/03	vs DAL	116-121L	39	27	19	97
12/01	@ IND	136-121W	40	36	10	93
11/29	@ NOP	120-109W	51	36	15	96
11/25	@ POR	123-98W	60	35	18	87
11/23	vs CHI	142-131W	49	38	11	96
11/20	@ PHI	117-111W	41	29	19	85
11/19	@ DEN	110-122L	55	24	22	103
11/17	@ DEN	105-90W	45	31	12	91
11/15	vs GSW	118-123L	54	22	15	103

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/06	@ MIL	111-105W	41	27	6	87
12/04	@ DET	130-120W	43	30	16	94
12/02	@ MIA	108-89W	54	25	14	89
12/01	vs CLE	111-115L	46	17	9	95
11/29	vs CHI	138-129W	51	24	9	98
11/25	@ LAC	126-94W	47	33	11	88
11/24	@ MIN	107-105W	40	25	6	87
11/22	vs WAS	108-96W	43	22	12	85
11/19	@ CLE	120-117W	42	32	13	86
11/16	@ TOR	126-123W	42	30	9	99

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Desmond Bane SG	36.0	29.2	34.2	100%	33.5
Brandon Clarke PF	19.0	19.9	16.8	47%	18.1
Jaren Jackson Jr. C	36.0	35.4	38.7	100%	39.0
Ja Morant PG	41.0	38.7	41.8	93%	42.6
Jaylen Wells SF	17.0	19.4	20.1	75%	22.1

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	41.0	41.0	100%	41.3
Jrue Holiday SG	23.0	26.2	27.7	100%	28.1
Kristaps Porzingis C	40.0	32.7	37.7	100%	38.1
Jayson Tatum PF	47.0	50.6	52.3	100%	52.7
Derrick White PG	34.0	37.2	35.2	100%	35.5

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Luke Kennard (SG/SF): Avg: 10.0pts, 2.8reb, 3.4ast, 24.1 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 2.6
John Konchar (SG/SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 4.3reb, 1.8ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 1.6
Cam Spencer (SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.7
Yuki Kawamura (PG): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.2reb, 0.7ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.4

Celtics Notable Injuries

Al Horford (PF/C): Avg: 9.1pts, 6.3reb, 2.4ast, 27.7 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 4.1
Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.9reb, 0.3ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 1.3
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.7
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.9
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Desmond Bane	MEM	Pts	16.5	19.4	+2.9	40%	40%	47%	47%	BOS	-0.6	#12
Kristaps Porzingis	BOS	Pts	18.5	20.8	+2.3	60%	30%	53%	53%	MEM	+1.1	#22
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Reb	2.5	3.3	+0.8	100%	60%	53%	53%	MEM	+1.2	#29
Sam Hauser	BOS	Ast	0.5	0.9	+0.4	60%	70%	73%	73%	MEM	+0.8	#27
Jaren Jackson Jr.	MEM	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	40%	40%	40%	40%	BOS	-0.3	#6

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Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#17	#17	#27	7.2%
PF	#22	#30	#20	#29	9.1%
PG	#5	#29	#23	#20	2.9%
SF	#22	#16	#27	#26	7.3%
SG	#10	#3	#2	#6	-5.4%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#4	#9	#2	-9.6%
PF	#2	#9	#6	#2	-15.1%
PG	#19	#14	#24	#18	2.0%
SF	#13	#28	#6	#17	0.6%
SG	#12	#8	#7	#4	-6.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.4

119.8

Rebounds per Game

46.8

43.3

Assists per Game

27.7

26.9

Steals per Game

9.1

7.5

Blocks per Game

6.5

5.8

Shots per Game

91.2

90.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.8

18.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.9

57.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.7

38.5

Turnovers per Game

15.4

10.5

Fouls per Game

20.7

15.9

Recent Trends

Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.6% to 30.4, 21.8 min average previous 3 games.
Luke Kennard (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 48.2% to 12.2, 23.5 min average previous 3 games.
Kristaps Porzingis (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.2% to 28.9, 21.2 min average previous 3 games.
Neemias Queta (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.5% to 10.9, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.
Vince Williams Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.3% to 14.9, 35.8 min average previous 3 games.