Date: April 19, 2025
Time: 9:30 PM ET
Location: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
TV: ESPN / NBA League Pass
What’s at Stake? The #8 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs and the chance to keep dreaming.
🐎 Dallas Mavericks: No Luka, No Problem?
With Irving still sidelined (gone for the season), the Mavericks are rolling into Memphis on sheer hustle and bubblegum.
- Anthony Davis is leading the charge like a one-man stampede — scoring, blocking, and giving the rim PTSD.
- Klay Thompson is heating up at just the right time, flashing signs of his Splash Bro days (without the ocean).
- Their bench? Feisty, fearless, and fully caffeinated.
They may not have Luka’s wizardry, but this team’s got grit and a surprising knack for silencing crowds.
🐻 Memphis Grizzlies: Grit, Grind & Possibly Chaos
The Grizzlies are back home and they’re ready to claw their way into the playoffs, one mean mug at a time.
- Ja Morant is still out, but that hasn’t stopped Jaren Jackson Jr. from turning into a human pogo stick on defense.
- Desmond Bane is ready to go full scorched-earth from three, while Marcus Smart may deliver a sneaky triple-double… or just yell opponents into submission.
They’re bruisers. They’re scrappy. And they’re probably mad.
🔮 Prediction (from our crystal basketball):
Dallas 109 – Memphis 104
A tight game where AD puts on a clinic, and Klay hits some daggers late. Memphis throws everything, including the popcorn machine, but the Mavs sneak out with the dub.
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