Grizzlies-Thunder Preview

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted May 10 2011 6:28PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Scott Brooks knows what he's up against in trying to keep his young, eager Oklahoma City Thunder team off the basketball court for a whole day.

Even if that day started with the final stretch of a triple-overtime playoff thriller, a round of postgame interviews and a flight that didn't get back to Oklahoma City until around 3:30 a.m.

"They will come in and do too much, but that's fine. They always do," Brooks said Tuesday. "That's what makes them players and the team that we are. Guys believe in coming in and working. Either they lift weights, get some shots up or work on their bodies on some of the aches and pains that you go through and everybody has."

Less than 14 hours after their marathon 133-123 victory in Game 4 at Memphis, Serge Ibaka and Nate Robinson were out shooting and Kevin Durant and other teammates were in the building while Brooks met with reporters. Two hours later, there were still sneakers squeaking in a closed gym on what was supposed to be mostly an off day for both teams.

Neither was holding a formal practice. The Grizzlies traveled in the afternoon, gathering at the airport and watching film on the plane before Game 5 Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

"It's not a lot of rest but it's not a lot for each team," Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. "I'm sure they'll have a little more bounce in their step being at home and having won this game versus us having lost it. But we'll be there."

Memphis guard O.J. Mayo said it would "be a tough challenge, but if I pick any group to go on the road with an obstacle and a challenge like that, this is the group I'd like to go in there with."

Instead of taking a commanding 3-1 lead with a chance to close out the series in front of a sold-out FedEx Forum in Game 6, they'll need to win again at the Oklahoma City Arena - where they won once in the regular season and again in Game 1.

"It feels much better being 2-2 and Game 5 on our home floor. It would have been a tough mountain to climb being down 3-1. Not impossible, but very tough," Brooks said. "We're excited. Guys, there's plenty of energy in their bodies. They're going to have energy."

After four games - and two wins apiece - Memphis has outscored Oklahoma City by just 2 points, 440-438. The teams are also about even in steals (36-32 Grizzlies), blocks (32-31 Grizzlies) and 3-point shooting (both around 31 percent). Oklahoma City holds a slight edge in shooting percentage from the field and foul line, which the Grizzlies have counteracted by grabbing 17 more offensive rebounds.

"We're very even as you can see. Every game has really showed that," Brooks said. "Both teams are very good and both teams, it's even. It's even. It's why we're 2-2. It's two very good teams getting after each other."

The Thunder trailed by 18 in the first half of Game 4 before rallying to take a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, only to have Memphis tie it up on a late 3-pointer by Mike Conley. Oklahoma City had chances to win in the final seconds of regulation, the first overtime and the second overtime before Durant finally took over.

"It was a great win for us," Brooks said. "We're very excited. It was a crazy environment. It was a lot of energy in the building and we came out and won the game, but that has no impact on Game 5. We have to do it all over again.

"We have to play with the same amount of force and toughness that it's going to take to beat this team."

The Grizzlies did their best to make Durant's teammates beat them in Game 4, deploying Shane Battier and Tony Allen to deny him the ball with a good deal of success during a stretch from midway through the fourth quarter through the second overtime.

Russell Westbrook picked up the slack, scoring a postseason career-high 40 points on 33 shots, and Brooks said he was comfortable with the NBA's scoring champion being a bit of an outsider on the offensive end in crunch time until he hit two shots in the final minute to finally put the game away.

"When you put a guy on Kevin, that means that guy's not helping. They're not leaving Kevin. And when they throw an extra defender on Kevin, that means you have a mini fast break on the weak side, and that allows Russell and our guys to create," Brooks said.

"Sometimes your best scorer also has to be a decoy. It's not about getting shots for Kevin. It's about getting opportunities for all the other guys, and Kevin's fine with that."

Once Conley and Mayo fouled out late in the first overtime, the Grizzlies were left to rely on big men Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, who combined for 60 points and 37 rebounds but eventually wore down.

"(Randolph's) a terrific player. I know he's going to come back with the same amount of force that he plays with," Brooks said.

"We have to do it again for 48 minutes - hopefully only 48 minutes tomorrow."

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AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report from Memphis, Tenn.

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Durant, Thunder ease past Grizzlies 99-72

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted May 12 2011 1:26AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant's work was done early.

After three quarters. Not three overtimes.

Instead of hunting down key shots, he was tracking down a T-shirt from the stands and reveling in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 99-72 blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night that gave them their first series lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Thunder lead 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Friday night in Memphis. They got there with ease considering what happened in a triple-overtime thriller two nights earlier.

"There was no fatigue factor for us. ... I thought our guys came in with focus," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "You beat good teams by really executing very well and with good effort, and we did both of them tonight."

After squandering a 16-point lead in the second half and losing Game 3 in overtime, the Thunder blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before winning Game 4 in three overtimes on Monday night.

This time, it was all over well before the final buzzer.

"Going through that kind of molds our character, I think, and brings us closer together," Durant said. "Losing Game 3 the way we did and winning Game 4 the way we did, it kind of showed what type of team we are, what type of courage and heart we have."

Marc Gasol had 16 points to lead Memphis, which didn't have much left after such a draining loss on its home court.

The Grizzlies shot a season-worst 36 percent, matched their lowest point total from the regular season and never put up much of a fight in the second half.

"Shots weren't falling for us but you still have to come with great effort and we didn't bring it at all," guard Mike Conley said. "They outplayed us in every area of the game. I wish I could tell you why. It just wasn't there.

"They hit us and kept hitting us and we didn't fight back."

They were far enough behind that Durant and fellow All-Star Russell Westbrook didn't even have to play in the fourth quarter.

By the end, Durant was wearing one of the same white Thunder T-shirts as the sellout crowd and was standing on the sidelines directing the lineup of reserves that got to play in garbage time.

"It's always better for the home team in these situations, and the team that won the game," Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. "Not only were we physically down, we were probably down a little bit mentally, but I'm not making excuses for our group.

"We didn't play very well. We didn't shoot the ball very well. We missed a ton of layups."

After a classic Game 4, when the Thunder had chances to win at the end of regulation and each of the first two overtimes, Brooks said it was like "three wins in one."

It may have won them at least two.

The Grizzlies were a ragged bunch throughout the game after losing the triple-overtime thriller 133-123 on their home court and can only hope to get re-energized by returning to the FedEx Forum with their season on the line Friday night.

"I don't think we'll have a problem getting up for this one," Conley said. "We got embarrassed tonight."

Zach Randolph, who played 56 minutes in the marathon Game 4, never was effective for Memphis. He finished with nine points and seven rebounds, and even missed four of his first five free throws. He had been averaging 26 points and 14 rebounds in the series.

Gasol, his partner in the potent frontcourt that powered Memphis to a win in Oklahoma City in Game 1, did most of his damage during a 6-minute stretch in the third quarter.

Then the Grizzlies fell hopelessly behind.

Oklahoma City's Nick Collison capped a four-point possession by turning an offensive rebound into a three-point play. When he converted the free throw, it completed a string of seven straight points by the Thunder to bump the lead to 65-46 late in the third quarter.

Memphis didn't stand a chance of a comeback. Too many missed layups. Too many short shots that clanked off the front rim. Too little energy left.

Conley made just 4 of 16 shots, Tony Allen was 4 for 13 and O.J. Mayo 2 for 8 on a dreadful night when nothing was going in.

"We've got our backs against the wall and we've got to bounce back and come out at home swinging," Gasol said. "We have no other chance to lose another one.

"We've got to go right away and win the next game. There's no other choice."

Memphis didn't reach 50 points until there was 2:04 left in the third quarter, and the Thunder quickly squelched any hopes of yet another wild comeback.

Collison had a two-handed dunk, Cook hit a 3-pointer and Nazr Mohammed made a layup during a string of seven straight Oklahoma City points early in the fourth quarter and the lead grew to 27 before both coaches emptied their benches for the final 4 minutes.

Westbrook had 11 points in 25 minutes - half of what he played in Game 4. Mohammed added 10 points and Collison had nine points and 10 rebounds, helping the Thunder to a 50-33 edge on the boards.

Oklahoma City came up empty on its first seven possessions and turned the ball over nine times in the first quarter, but Memphis couldn't take advantage and never led by more than six.

The Grizzlies got just nine points off of the Thunder's 11 turnovers in the first 12 minutes.

"Early on when we had energy, we kept shooting ourselves in the foot by missing layups or turning the ball over in transition or not finishing in transition," Hollins said. "So that was huge."

When the Thunder finally put together 5 straight minutes without a turnover, they stormed ahead with a 15-2 run late in the first half, featuring a 3-pointer by Westbrook and two-handed slams by James Harden and Durant.

Durant thumped his chest after his dunk, with Oklahoma City on its way to a 46-35 halftime lead it would never give up.

NOTES: There have been only six NBA playoff games that went at least three overtimes, and Kendrick Perkins has played in the last two. He was with Boston for a triple-OT game against Chicago in 2009, before Monday night's marathon in Memphis. ... The Thunder came into the game leading all playoff teams in scoring (105.4), free throw percentage (81.0), defensive rebounds (33.8), total rebounds (47.1), blocks (8.2) and personal fouls (26.4). ... After Gasol tipped away a second-quarter jump ball on its way up, referee Monty McCutchen tossed the do-over while Gasol wasn't looking.

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Grizzlies-Thunder notebook

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday May 12, 2011 1:14AM

THE FACTS: After a draining triple-overtime game Monday night, Memphis center Marc Gasol thought fatigue would play a factor in Game 5 and it did. The Grizzlies had nothing in the tank from the start and the Oklahoma City Thunder never took their feet off the gas blowing out Memphis 99-72. Thunder players and coaches said before the game they felt energized despite the long contest less than 44 hours before the tip-off of Game 5 and it showed. Both teams managed just 17 points in the first quarter but OKC took control after that. Thunder two-time All-Star Kevin Durant led all scorers with 19 points and he spent the entire fourth quarter on the bench. Oklahoma City's bench outscored the Memphis starters 53-45. Thunder 3-poiont specialist Daequan Cook was hot, going 6-for-7 overall and 4-for-5 from long range to finish with 18 points. Gasol led Memphis with 15 points and teammate Zach Randolph, who appeared frustrated at times, managed just nine points on 3-for-9 shooting. Memphis must win Friday night to force a Game 7 back in Oklahoma City. If not, the Thunder will be in Dallas Sunday to open the Western Conference finals against the Mavs.

QUOTABLE: "NBA players have the hearts of champions, I don't know if fatigue was a factor for them but it wasn't on our end."
-- Thunder coach Scott Brooks

QUOTABLE II: "We were physically down and we were mentally down but we're not making any excuses. Our starters were running in mud for a while out there in the second quarter and it was Katy bar the door after that."
-- Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins

QUOTABLE III: "Fatigue wasn't as much an issue as effort when we got down we gave up too easily."
-- Marc Gasol

THE STAT: Oklahoma City outrebounded Memphis 50-33 (15-8 on the offensive end). The Thunder doubled the Griz in second chance points (18-9) and led in fast break points 20-7.

TURNING POINT: The teams battled to a 17-all standstill in the first quarter, but after that, it was all Oklahoma City. The Thunder outscored Memphis 29-18 in the second quarter and never looked back building a 27 point lead and resting their starters much of the fourth quarter.

QUOTABLE IV: "I still believe in our team. It's a one game series now we have to win in Memphis Friday if we don't there won't be a game for us on Sunday."
-- Lionel Hollins

HOT: Over the last five minutes of the first quarter, Oklahoma City was 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from the field...In the first half, OKC's James Harden had nine points on 4-for-5 shooting...Cook finished with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting.

NOT: In the first four minutes of the game, the Thunder were just 1-for-6 (16.7 percent)...In the first half, Memphis point guard Mike Conley had four points on 2-for-10 shooting and Randolph had five points on 2-for-8...Memphis was 1-for-5 on 3-pointers at the half and managed just 35 points, a playoff low, on 38.1 percent shooting...Conley finished 4-for-16...Tony Allen was 4-for-13...Memphis was just 14-for-23 on free throws (60.9 percent) and shot 35.9 percent overall.

INSIDE THE ARENA: 18,203 white tee-shirts tonight inside Oklahoma City Arena, every other playoff game featured blue tees. Among those in the crowd rodeo star Cord McCoy, a native Oklahoman and recent star of the CBS series Amazing Race sat courtside and so did NBA "Superfan" James Goldstein.

GOOD MOVE: Halfway through the first quarter, Durant grabbed a rebound, trotted up the floor, turned on the jets at midcourt, split two defenders in the lane and scored on a layup.

GOOD MOVE TOO: Brooks brought in sixth man James Harden earlier than usual in the first quarter. The move paid off immediately as Harden scored seven points on 3-for-3 shooting, including a 3-pointer at the first quarter horn.

GOOD MOVE III: Late in the first half, Durant drived toward the lane off the right wing, then passed down low to point guard Russell Westbrook, who then passed behind his back, over his head and through the arms of Memphis forward Sam Young to Harden, who leaped into the air and jammed the ball home for a 37-31 OKC lead.

NOTABLE: In the first four games of the series, Durant and Westbrook accounted for 53 percent of their team's scoring and their teammates came in at 47 percent. Wednesday night, Durant and Westbrook were just 30 percent of the Thunder's scoring and the rest of the team accounted for 70 percent.

UP NEXT: Game 6 in the Thunder-Grizzlies series is set for Friday night in Memphis. Tip-off is 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

• Grizzlies: Gay, Henry
• Thunder: Aldrich, Mullens, Vaden

• Grizzlies: --
• Thunder: Ibaka

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:24

Memphis Grizzlies (46-37)		Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ibaka vs Gasol (Perkins gains possession)
	11:49	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:48
Conley Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:35 [MEM 2-0]
	11:11	Perkins Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Randolph Running Hook Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:43	Durant Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:43
Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:25 [MEM 4-0]
Gasol Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:10
	10:05	Westbrook Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	10:05	Westbrook Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:50 [MEM 6-0]
	09:30	Sefolosha Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Randolph Driving Jump shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:05	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:04
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:00
	08:43	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:43
	08:30	Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Conley Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:06	Perkins Hook Shot: Missed
	08:05	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:05 [OKC 2-6]	Sefolosha Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
Team Rebound	07:36
	07:36	Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:23	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:17 [OKC 4-6]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
	06:49	Ibaka Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:49	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:31	Collison Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:31	Collison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)	06:15 [MEM 8-4]
	06:03	Westbrook Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Conley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:52
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:30	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)
Allen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:13 [MEM 10-4]
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:59
	04:59	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	04:47	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:45
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:25 [OKC 6-10]	Durant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Randolph Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	04:03
Team Rebound	04:02
Randolph Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:02
Randolph Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:02
	03:50	Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	03:48	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:46	Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Conley Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	03:42 [MEM 12-6]
	03:23 [OKC 8-12]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Conley Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:10
	03:08	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:56	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:55
Young Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)	02:50 [MEM 14-8]
	02:36 [OKC 10-14]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:27
	02:27	Perkins Substitution replaced by Maynor
	02:27	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Young Substitution replaced by Battier	02:27
Randolph Substitution replaced by Arthur	02:27
Conley Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Arthur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:59
Allen Substitution replaced by Mayo	01:59
	01:59 [OKC 11-14]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Conley Substitution replaced by Vasquez	01:59
	01:59 [OKC 12-14]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:44
	01:22	Mohammed Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
Arthur Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)	01:14
	01:10 [OKC 14-14]	Harden Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	00:52.8 [MEM 17-14]
	00:40.9	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (2 ST)
	00:38.8	Maynor Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:20.9	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:01.0 [OKC 17-17]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (46-37)		Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Mayo Driving Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Vasquez (1 AST)	11:45 [MEM 19-17]
	11:27	Maynor Floating Jump shot: Missed
	11:26	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:26 [OKC 19-19]	Mohammed Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:05
	10:59	Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:59 [MEM 20-19]
Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:59
	10:59	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:46	Maynor Driving Bank shot: Missed
	10:44	Team Rebound
	10:27	Collison Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arthur (1 BLK)
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:26
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	10:15
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:14
Vasquez Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:03 [MEM 22-19]
	09:48	Harden Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	09:37	Cook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Battier Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:08 [OKC 21-22]	Mohammed Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:54	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:30 [OKC 23-22]	Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:11 [MEM 24-23]
	07:51 [OKC 26-24]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Vasquez (2 AST)	07:33 [MEM 26-26]
	07:16	Maynor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Vasquez (1 BLK)
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:14
Battier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cook (1 ST)	07:11
	07:09 [OKC 28-26]	Cook Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Arthur Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mayo (1 AST)	06:54 [MEM 28-28]
	06:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:46	Harden Substitution replaced by Durant
	06:46	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
Vasquez Substitution replaced by Conley	06:46
	06:28	Collison Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:26
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:00	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:59
Battier Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:48
	05:47	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:33	Westbrook Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	05:33	Westbrook Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	05:33
	05:33	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Harden
	05:33	Cook Substitution replaced by Perkins
Battier Substitution replaced by Allen	05:33
	05:21	Perkins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:21
Team Rebound	05:21
Arthur Substitution replaced by Gasol	05:21
	05:21	Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:21 [MEM 29-28]
	05:10 [OKC 30-29]	Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)	05:00 [MEM 31-30]
	04:43	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:42	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:41 [OKC 32-31]	Ibaka Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Randolph Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:16
	04:16	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:10 [OKC 35-31]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	03:56
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:55
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:47 [OKC 37-31]	Harden Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:46
Mayo Substitution replaced by Young	03:46
Conley Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)	03:35
	03:34	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:29	Westbrook Floating Jump shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:27
Allen Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:20 [MEM 33-37]
	03:04	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:02
Allen Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	02:58
Allen Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:58
	02:45 [OKC 39-33]	Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Gasol Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:25
	02:24	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:16 [OKC 41-33]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:45
	01:26	Westbrook Floating Jump shot: Missed
	01:26	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:26	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
	01:25	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:24 [OKC 43-33]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	01:17	Perkins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:17	Perkins Substitution replaced by Collison
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	01:04
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:02
Conley Layup Shot: Missed	00:55.9
Team Rebound	00:54.3
	00:54.3	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	00:54.3	Jump Ball Ibaka vs Gasol (Maynor gains possession)
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)	00:54.3
	00:36.8	Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (1 BLK)
	00:35.4	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:32.2 [OKC 45-33]	Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:20.7 [MEM 35-45]
Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:04.9
	00:04.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:04.9	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Cook
	00:04.9	Collison Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Young Substitution replaced by Battier	00:04.9
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:03.2
	00:03.2	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:03.2	Team Rebound
Allen Substitution replaced by Mayo	00:03.2
	00:03.2	Cook Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.2
	00:03.2 [OKC 46-35]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Conley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (46-37)		Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Young Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:42	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:39 [OKC 48-35]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Conley Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:17
Team Rebound	11:15
Allen Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
Team Rebound	11:08
	11:08	Sefolosha Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Gasol Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:54 [MEM 37-48]
	10:27	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:00	Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gasol (2 ST)
Young Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:58
	09:39	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
	09:38	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:34	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:33
Young Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	09:22
	09:21	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:13
Young Substitution replaced by Mayo	09:13
	08:59	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:58
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:49	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:35	Sefolosha Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	08:35	Sefolosha Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Mayo (2 AST)	08:21 [MEM 39-48]
Randolph Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:56
	07:56	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:56	Team Rebound
	07:56 [OKC 49-39]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	07:45
	07:42 [OKC 51-39]	Westbrook Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:36
Allen Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:25
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:23
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (2 BLK)	07:20
	07:17	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:05 [OKC 53-39]	Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Conley Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:52 [MEM 41-53]
Randolph Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:26
Allen Substitution replaced by Battier	06:26
	06:26 [OKC 54-41]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	06:26 [OKC 55-41]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)	06:17 [MEM 43-55]
	05:57	Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Gasol (3 ST)
	05:51	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:51
Team Rebound	05:51
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:51 [MEM 44-55]
Randolph Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	05:51
Randolph Substitution replaced by Arthur	05:51
	05:33	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
	05:32	Team Rebound
Arthur Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:32
	05:32 [OKC 56-44]	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:32 [OKC 57-44]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:21
	05:17	Durant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	05:05 [MEM 46-57]
	04:46 [OKC 59-46]	Durant Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Arthur Dunk Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:28	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:08 [OKC 61-46]	Perkins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	04:01
	03:53	Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Conley Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)	03:41
	03:40	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:15	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:13
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	Team Rebound
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:59	Perkins Substitution replaced by Collison
	02:59	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
Battier Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:48
	02:48 [OKC 62-46]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:48	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:47	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:47	Ibaka Tip Shot: Missed
	02:45	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:41	Ibaka Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	02:40	Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:40 [OKC 64-46]	Collison Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:40
Conley Substitution replaced by Vasquez	02:40
Gasol Substitution replaced by Randolph	02:40
	02:40 [OKC 65-46]	Collison Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	02:26	Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:26 [MEM 47-65]
Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:26 [MEM 48-65]
Arthur Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:13
	02:13	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	02:13 [OKC 66-48]	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:13	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:12
Randolph Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Vasquez (3 AST)	02:03 [MEM 50-66]
	01:48 [OKC 69-50]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Maynor (3 AST)
Arthur Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Mayo (3 AST)	01:35 [MEM 52-69]
	01:13	Collison Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:12
	01:11	Ibaka Technical
	01:11	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Randolph Free Throw Technical Missed	01:11
Team Rebound	01:11
Arthur Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)	00:52.7
	00:34.9	Maynor Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:33.7	Collison Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	00:33.7 [OKC 71-52]	Collison Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	00:30.2	Collison Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:30.2
Team Rebound	00:30.2
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:30.2
	00:29.9	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:05.8	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:03.9
End of 3rd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (46-37)		Oklahoma City Thunder (56-27)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Collison Layup Shot: Missed
	11:37	Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:34	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:31	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	11:29	Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (1 BLK)
Haddadi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:27
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Maynor (1 ST)	11:25
	11:17	Maynor Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	11:17	Maynor Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	11:09	Collison Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:09 [MEM 53-71]
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:09 [MEM 54-71]
	10:55 [OKC 73-54]	Collison Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)
Conley Layup Shot: Missed	10:41
Conley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:39
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:34	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Haddadi Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:33
	10:18 [OKC 76-54]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)
Mayo Floating Jump shot: Missed	10:02
Team Rebound	10:00
Haddadi Jump Bank Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:54	Collison Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	09:34 [OKC 78-54]	Mohammed Hook Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Maynor (4 AST)
Haddadi Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	09:22 [MEM 56-78]
	08:57	Mohammed Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
	08:55	Collison Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
Haddadi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:50
	08:50
Haddadi Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:50
	08:50 [OKC 79-56]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:50	Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:49
Allen Layup Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:34	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:12	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:11
Allen Driving Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:00 [MEM 58-79]
Randolph Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	07:46
	07:46 [OKC 80-58]	Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	07:46 [OKC 81-58]	Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	07:32	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:32
Team Rebound	07:32
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:32
	07:31	Collison Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
Mayo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:17
	07:17 [OKC 82-58]	Cook Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	07:17 [OKC 83-58]	Cook Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Conley 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Mayo (4 AST)	07:02 [MEM 61-83]
	06:47	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:46
Allen Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:41
	06:39	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:16	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Conley Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Mohammed (1 ST)	06:02
	05:58 [OKC 85-61]	Cook Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Maynor (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:57
Randolph Substitution replaced by Arthur	05:57
Allen Substitution replaced by Young	05:57
Conley Substitution replaced by Vasquez	05:57
	05:50	Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:50 [MEM 62-85]
Arthur Substitution replaced by Powe	05:50
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:50 [MEM 63-85]
	05:36	Harden Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:33
Mayo Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:12 [OKC 88-63]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Maynor (6 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:32 [OKC 90-63]	Mohammed Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Maynor (7 AST)
	04:17	Mohammed Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Mayo Substitution replaced by Smith	04:17
	04:17	Harden Substitution replaced by Robinson
	04:17	Collison Substitution replaced by Ivey
Gasol Substitution replaced by Haddadi	04:17
Vasquez Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:08 [MEM 65-90]
	03:50	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
	03:47	Robinson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Vasquez Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:47 [MEM 66-90]
Vasquez Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:47 [MEM 67-90]
	03:29	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Powe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:28
Haddadi Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mohammed (2 ST)	03:13
	03:08 [OKC 93-67]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ivey (1 AST)
Haddadi Jump Bank Shot: Missed	02:53
Powe Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:52
	02:51	Cook Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Powe Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:51 [MEM 68-93]
Powe Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:51 [MEM 69-93]
	02:35	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
Vasquez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:34
Haddadi Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	02:17 [MEM 71-93]
	01:59	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:57
Young Step Back Jump shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Team Rebound
	01:32 [OKC 96-71]	Ivey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maynor (8 AST)
	01:17	Cook Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Powe Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:17
Team Rebound	01:17
Powe Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:17 [MEM 72-96]
	00:57.9	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (2 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:55.8
Young Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:46.9	Ivey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:30.1 [OKC 99-72]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Maynor (9 AST)
Smith Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:20.8
	00:19.9	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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