Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis Grizzlies 4/16/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN will host game one of the Western Conference playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Minnesota got into the playoffs via the play in after a 109-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Defensively Minnesota played well holding the Clippers to 43.6% from the floor to score only 104 points including twenty points in the fourth quarter leading to the Minnesota comeback.

Anthony Edwards led the way for the Minnesota offense with 30 points on 10 of 21 shooting in 37 minutes on the floor. DeAngelo Russell added 29 points in 37 minutes and Malik Beasley chipped in a team high 12 points off the bench.

The Minnesota Grizzlies come into the playoffs after a dominant season finishing 30 games over 500. As a team this season Minnesota ranks second in the NBA in scoring averaging 115.61 points per game on 46.15% shooting as a team.

MVP candidate Ja Morant had the best season of his young career leading Memphis with 27.4 points per game in 57 games played. Dillon Brooks was second on the team averaging 18.4 points per game and Desmond bane chipped in a third best 18.2. Steven Adams guarded the middle for Memphis scoring 7.9 points per game to go along with a team high 10 rebounds.