OKC Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies 8/7/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Oklahoma City Thunder look for their second straight victory when playing the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Oklahoma City defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 105-86 on Wednesday for their second victory in their last three games. Chris Paul was the leading scorer for the Thunder with 21 points and the Oklahoma City point guard also pulled down seven rebounds and handed out six assists.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring with an average of 19.3 points per game, while Steven Adams is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.4 per game and Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 6.8 per game. Oklahoma City has five players averaging double figures in scoring.

Memphis must turn around its game in a hurry or fall out of the postseason picture. The Grizzlies lost their fifth consecutive game on Wednesday after falling to the Utah Jazz 124-115. Following the loss, eighth-place Memphis has just a one-game lead over the eighth place Portland Trail Blazers and two games over the tenth place San Antonio Spurs.

Ja Morant is leading Memphis in scoring and assists with averages of 17.8 points and 7.1 assists per game. The leading rebounder for Memphis is Jonas Valanciunas with an average of 11.2 per game. Jaren Jackson Jr is the second-leading scorer for the Grizzlies with an average of 17.4 points per game.