Grizzlies' Mike Conley fulfilling expectations of being a scoring leader
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley is leading the team with 27 points after one game, and will be asked to do so the rest of the season.
In Wednesday's opener, Conley made 9-of-15 from the field, 4-of-9 from three and 5-of-7 from the line as he led the team with 27 points in 32-plus minutes. The next closest Grizzlies player was Dillon Brooks, with 19 points in a surprise performance. And, now that JaMychal Green (ankle) has been ruled out for several weeks, Conley will need to shoulder the scoring load if others don't step up.
Our models project Conley to average 19.8 points per game on 45.3% shooting from the floor, 37.6% from deep and 85.2% from the line this season. In his next matchup with the Golden State Warriors, we have Conley down for 21.9 points and 41.7 FanDuel points in 36.4 minutes.
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