The 14-point favored Cavs looked like a far more complete team when Delonte West returned to face the Pistons on Sunday. Cleveland's shooting guard scored a season-high 25 points by going 5-of-5 from 3-point range in a 99-78 rout.

West is the Cavaliers' best perimeter defender, but he's also turned into perhaps their best outside shooter. With his perfect performance from beyond the arc Sunday, West is now hitting 53.3 percent of his 3s over his past 10 games.

Memphis hasn't shot the ball well at all lately, making 41.5 percent over the past six games, and the West's lowest-scoring team has been worse in that stretch, averaging 90.8 points.

The Hornets have a major personnel problem. Chris Paul remains day-to-day with a strained groin, Tyson Chandler has a sprained ankle, and David West faces a possible suspension after committing a flagrant-2 foul on Mike Miller during Sunday’s 101-97 victory over Minnesota (+2.5). That’s the three best players on the team.

The Grizzlies are also down three men: Rudy Gay (hip flexor), Kyle Lowry (ankle) and Darrell Arthur (personal). All three are listed as day-to-day. And yet the Grizz are 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four to snap a horrible 12-game losing streak – again, both SU and ATS. New Orleans won and cashed in twice over the weekend.

Hollins has a tall task in front of him, and facing Denver to start won't make it easy.

The 6-point favored Nuggets lead the Northwest Division and have won five straight versus the Grizzlies since a road loss in 2007. Denver is averaging 110.8 points during that run.

The Grizzlies, in contrast, have failed to reach 100 points during their nine-game slide, and have scored 90 just once. Memphis has lost by an average of 12.5 points during that stretch, and only once has kept its final deficit under double digits.

The Pistons are trying to avoid their first six-game losing streak since 2004 and the odds are good they will since they are facing the Grizzlies

The Pistons have won six straight against Memphis but the underdog is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings. Memphis comes in having lost five straight and 13 of its last 15 games after falling 101-91 on Friday to the Utah Jazz.

For NBA bettors who love trends, the Pistons are 6-0 ATS in their last six Monday games.

San Antonio just finished a stretch of five games in seven days before having its five-game winning streak snapped with a hard-to-believe loss Tuesday night to Milwaukee at home.

Tony Parker averaged 27.4 points on 53.9 percent shooting and 7.4 assists during the winning streak.
When the Grizzlies and Spurs hook up, the under seems to be the hot NBA betting trend. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Memphis and is 19-9 in the last 28 meetings overall.

On Friday night Yao took advantage of the Warriors' small frontcourt, recording season highs with 33 points and five assists and adding 14 rebounds.

Yao led four Houston players scoring in double figures with 21 points in an 82-71 season-opening win over Memphis.

The Grizzlies have allowed five of their last six opponents to shoot better than 50.0 percent from the field, and were outscored 37-16 in the first quarter of a 106-87 loss to New Orleans on Saturday night.

The under is 7-1 in the last eight meetings in Memphis and is 17-6 in the last 23 meetings. The Bodog Sportsbook has all your NBA basketball odds.

Steve Nash of course wants to run more, but coach Terry Porter knows that establishing Shaq on the inside will benefit everyone in the long run.

It probably won’t matter what style they use tonight when they get the Memphis Grizzlies to open a homestand, but against the West elite the Suns don’t want to be a one-trick pony.

O'Neal had his most dominant game since arriving in Phoenix on Saturday as he poured in 29 points, dished out four assists, and hit five of his nine free throws as the Suns won 104-96 over the Bucks.
The Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS in their last five games vs. the Western Conference. Get your NBA odds now.

Pau Gasol has been aquired by the Los Angeles Lakers. (AP Images)

Sports Illustrated is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have aquired Pau Gasol in a three-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.

SI is reporting that the Lakers sent Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and two first-round picks (in 2008 and 2010) to the Girizz.

Gasol fills a huge hole for the Lakers, averaging 18.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists he'll more than fill in in the middle while Andrew Bynum is recovering from his knee injury.

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