Thunder-Grizzlies Preview

By TERESA M. WALKER
Posted May 12 2011 5:51PM

The Memphis Grizzlies couldn't be more upset - at themselves.

All their anger is pointed at their own missed shots, lackluster play and the missed opportunity that now has them playing from behind for the first time this postseason.

Now coach Lionel Hollins is curious to see how they react.

Guard Mike Conley said Thursday the coach warned his Grizzlies this is their first real adversity during these playoffs. Memphis now has lost two straight, including a 99-72 blowout in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night that put the Thunder up 3-2 in this Western Conference semifinal.

This is the first time this postseason Memphis has lost two straight, including a 99-72 blowout in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night that put the Thunder up 3-2 in this Western Conference semifinal. Game 6 is Friday night in Memphis with the Grizzlies trying to avoid elimination and force Game 7 back in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

"He says this is where we find out who we are," Conley said. "Find out the kind of people we are. The kind of players we are. You don't know until your back is against the wall, and everything is up for grabs. This will be a good test for us."

Hollins said this series now is just one game. He also noted his Grizzlies missed 18 layups Wednesday night.

"Come on. That's not us ," Hollins said. "We make half of those layups, that's 18 points. It's still there for us. It's not over. We just have to believe. We don't have to listen to anybody outside and what they say in their analysis of the series. We just have to go out there and play."

Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks gave his Thunder the day off Thursday, though players came in to watch film, get treatment, lift weights or shoot on their own. Russell Westbrook did just that, getting on the court with assistant coach Maurice Cheeks.

The Thunder now are a win away from their first Western finals since 1996 when the then-Seattle SuperSonics beat Utah in seven games before losing to Chicago in the NBA finals. Brooks said they know the FedExForum will be very challenging even though they won there Monday night in triple overtime.

"The close-out game in basketball is the hardest game to play because they're going to give everything they have, and their crowd is going to get behind them," Brook said. "And we just have to really be able to maintain our composure and play through everything and just play with force and play together."

Oklahoma City survived early turnovers Wednesday night and settled down so well that starters like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook got to rest with neither playing more than 31 minutes. Brooks emptied his bench late, though some Thunder started throwing up some 3-pointers late even with a big lead.

"We must be focused on Game 6 and what we need to do to get better," Durant said after the big win.

The Grizzlies stewed over the loss, but Zach Randolph said any Thunder celebration won't be energizing them for Friday night.

"It wasn't a good game for us. None of us. We missed a lot of shots We know what we've got to do. We've got to come out and got to play hard, with effort and make the shots we usually hit," he said.

This is the franchise counted out of a playoff run when Rudy Gay, their second leading scorer, was lost to a season-ending shoulder injury in February. Randolph believes the Grizzlies will rebound.

"People think we're done, but we believe. We stick together as one team with one goal," Randolph said.

Memphis will have to win the battle in the paint to avoid elimination. The team that has scored more points inside has won each game, and the Thunder outrebounded the Grizzlies 50-33 Wednesday night. The Grizzlies shot a season low 36 percent (28 of 78) and matched the lowest points scored during the regular season.

Randolph hit only 3 of 9 from the floor for nine points. Marc Gasol had 15 points but only five rebounds.

Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins and even Nazr Mohammed and Nick Collison have helped frustrate both Randolph and Gasol by filling up space under the basket.

"Our bigs have all chipped in," Brooks said. "We can throw all of them at him, and they all throw something different. It's important that we continue to do that because we don't want them - we don't want Zach - to get easy buckets. The more we can force him to take tough shots, the better we are. We just have to rebound."

Memphis' best advantage may be playing at home. The Grizzlies are 4-1 there this postseason, and the Thunder needed three overtimes to hand them that lone loss. Memphis only needed minutes to sell out its sixth straight playoff game, and Grizzlies forward Shane Battier said this team has played its best at home.

He expects no less than a fantastic crowd once again.

"We've really tested the door of the bandwagon," Battier said. "We had to open it a little wider to get all the people on the bandwagon when we started winning. Then we had to open it a little wider when we lose a few games. If anything, we're testing the hinges on the door of the bandwagon, which has no impact on our play."

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AP Sports Writer Jeff Latzke in Oklahoma City and AP freelance writer Clay Bailey in Memphis, Tenn., contributed to this report.

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Grizzlies push Thunder back to OKC for Game 7

By TERESA M. WALKER
Posted May 14 2011 1:03AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Just keep counting Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies out. They revel in that underdog status.

Now the team few outside of Memphis ever noticed before this postseason has provided the NBA with the first Game 7 of these playoffs.

Randolph had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83 Friday night to push their Western Conference semifinal to a deciding game.

"We just have to go out and do it again," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "I know all of the pundits think it's over. They've been saying we would win tonight, and Oklahoma City would win in seven, but it's not over yet. We have to go win that game, and I'm looking forward to it."

The Grizzlies had never won a game before when facing elimination, but that was back in 2004, 2005 and 2006, when they were swept out of the postseason each of those years. These Grizzlies are having not only the best playoff run in franchise history, but they now have won more games this postseason than any other No. 8 seed from the West.

Game 7 will be Sunday in Oklahoma City, with the winner advancing to play the well-rested Dallas Mavericks.

"This is where we want to be playing, Game 7, that one game to get to the Western Conference finals," Randolph said. "It's important. I feel good, but the job ain't done yet. We know it's going to be tough going to Oklahoma trying to win that game. We believe we can do it, and we're committed."

O.J. Mayo, who started in place of Sam Young, scored 16 points for Memphis. Mike Conley had 11 points and a franchise playoff-record 12 assists, and Tony Allen added 10 points as the Grizzlies improved to 5-1 on their home court this postseason, with a sellout crowd standing for the entire second half cheering to keep this stunning run going at least one more game.

"We like people betting against us," Conley said. "It motivates us. We know a lot of people don't believe other than in the city of Memphis that we can get this done. We believe we can. That's all that matters."

Memphis outscored the Thunder 51-29 in the second half and 46-38 in the paint overall.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 27 points, and James Harden had 14. Kevin Durant, the NBA's leading scorer in the regular season, was held to a postseason-low 11 points on 3 of 14 shooting. He was 1 of 9 from beyond the arc.

"It's going to be a tough Game 7 at our place," Durant said. "I'm looking forward to it. I started the game off like I did ... After that, it goes downhill. It's frustrating."

Westbrook refused to call this a blown opportunity.

"We got one more game, and we've got to be able to close it out," he said.

Randolph had been limited to just 19.8 points and 31.9 percent shooting since he scored a career playoff-best 34 points in Game 1. He had been the focus of the Thunder's defense and had just nine points on 3 of 9 shooting in Game 5. Hollins credited the difference to having 48 more hours to recover from their triple-overtime loss Monday.

"Obviously, we've been a team that's been able to come from behind all year long, and we did it again tonight," Hollins said.

The power forward, named to the All-NBA's third team on Friday, scored 12 in the fourth to preserve Memphis' lead. Randolph scored six straight points, capped by a 12-foot fallaway jumper that sent the fans into a frenzy chanting his nickname.

"He was making jump shots, and he was making contested jump shots," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "He's third-team All-NBA for a reason. That guy is a player, and when he gets it going, you only can do what you can do and that is contest his shot and force him to take tough shots and he made some tough shots tonight."

Randolph said Mayo's addition to the starting lineup helped give him more space with the Thunder forced to honor the guard. Hollins told Mayo he would be starting before the morning shootaround but called Randolph unbelievable.

"He never fails," Mayo said. "You can live when he has a bad game because he plays so many incredible games, and down the stretch he carries us so much that when he has a bad game, you're like 'OK, he's a little human.' But pretty much, he never fails us."

Oklahoma City just couldn't get to the basket or sink shots in the second half. The Thunder had a fast break with Westbrook driving to the basket, but he just couldn't finish the shot. Randolph came up with the rebound, then Mayo hit a 19-footer to push the Grizzlies' lead to 88-79 with 3:11 left.

The Thunder had their biggest lead at 54-41 just before halftime and looked ready to blow out Memphis, just as they did in Game 5 on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

But Shane Battier ended the first half with a 3-pointer, and the Grizzlies used that as the start of an 18-5 run into the third. Randolph's bucket with 5:19 left in the third tied it at 59, Gasol tied it again at 65, and Mayo's three-point play put Memphis ahead to stay at 68-65 with 2:10 left.

Durant picked up his second personal on a questionable offensive foul with 7:37 left in the first quarter and sat for the rest of the period. With Battier defending him most of the night, Durant went 1 of 10 from the floor in the second half. Hollins downplayed anything the Grizzlies did defending Durant.

"He saved himself for Sunday," Hollins quipped.

The Thunder used a 20-7 spurt during which Westbrook scored seven, and Harden capped it with back-to-back 3-pointers for a 52-39 lead with 1:03 remaining in the second quarter. Unlike Game 5, they couldn't build on this lead.

NOTES: Young had a tough day Friday. He found his car had been stolen after the morning shootaround. It was retrieved 15 minutes or so later, and he credited OnStar for the recovery. ... The Denver Nuggets won six postseason games as a No. 8 seed in 1994. ... The stats crew struggled, counting a travel by James Harden late in the first quarter as a bucket and showing a tie at 23-23 at the end of the quarter. They didn't get it corrected until 8:24 left in the second quarter, a span of more than five minutes. The public address announcer noted the score change. ... The Thunder hit 11 of 20 in the second quarter when they outscored Memphis 30-21.

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Thunder-Grizzlies notebook

By Marlon W. Morgan, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday May 14, 2011 1:08AM

THE FACTS: After picking up where they left off in Game 5, the Grizzlies shot 38 percent in the first half and found themselves trailing Oklahoma City by 10 points. In the second half, the Grizzlies finally rediscovered how to put the ball in the basket. In shooting 50 percent after the break, the Grizzlies won 95-83 at FedExForum, forcing a Game 7 Sunday in Oklahoma City. The Grizzlies were led by forward Zach Randolph, who had his best game since the series opener, scoring a game-high 30 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Guard O.J. Mayo, who got the start in place of Sam Young, scored 16 points and Mike Conley had 11 points and 12 assists. The Thunder was led by Russell Westbrook's' 27 points with James Harden adding 14. Kevin Durant had just 11.

QUOTABLE: "We had no choice but to get juiced tonight or we were going to go home. I don't think nobody here wanted to go home. ... It's not over until someone wins four games and one team advances and the other team goes home.''
-- O.J. Mayo.

THE STAT: The Thunder was cruising along, shooting 55.6 percent while building a 54-44 halftime lead. The second half, however, saw the Thunder shoot 29 percent as they missed 27 of their 38 shots and scored just 29 points.

TURNING POINT: The Grizzlies came out in the third quarter and used an 11-2 run to pull to within 56-55. And after the Thunder halted the run with three straight points, the Grizzlies closed out the quarter on a 17-9 run to take a 72-68 lead into the final quarter.

GOOD MOVE: Unhappy with his team's inability to get better floor spacing to free up the paint for Randolph to go to work, Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said his gut feeling told him to start Mayo for just the fourth time since January. Mayo's outside shot, as well as his ability to penetrate, did just that. Mayo responded with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range. The Grizzlies, not known for their 3-point shooting, were 5-for-16 (31.3) percent.

HOT: In regaining control of the series at 3-2, the Thunder had found a way to limit Randolph's scoring in the paint. After scoring 34 points in Game 1, Randolph has been shooting just .319 in the last four games. In Game 6, he showed was he was on the All-NBA third team, scoring 30 points on 12 of 22 shooting, while also grabbing 13 rebounds. Randolph scored 20 in the second half. It was his fourth 30-10 game this postseason.

NOT: Durant, who was a first team, All-NBA selection, had the worst game of his brief playoff career, scoring just 11 points on 3 of 14 shooting. In the second half, he was 1 for 10, good for four points.

QUOTABLE II: "It was frustrating to go out there and prepare so hard and not play as hard as I wanted to. But I have to stay positive. My teammates always encourage me, so I feel good about that. I just have to get back to work tomorrow. It's going to be a tough Game 7 at our place, so I'm looking forward to it.
-- Kevin Durant.

NOTABLE: Friday will be a memorable day for Young. It started off rough. While making a trip to the bank to go to the ATM machine, Young left his car keys inside his Camaro, which someone then took for a joy ride. Then, he found out he was no longer in the starting lineup, instead replaced by Mayo. It got better, though. With the help of OnStar, Young's car was recovered with just a few small items taken. And although he didn't start, he managed to score seven points in the Grizzlies win. ``It was a crazy day, but it turned out great,'' Young said. ... Conley's 12 assists set a franchise record, besting the 10 he had in the first round against San Antonio April 17. ... Game 6 got a little testy between the two teams as they were whistled for five technical fouls -- three by the Thunder and two on the Grizzlies. ... The Grizzlies outscored the Thunder 46-38. The team that has outscored the opponent in the paint has won every game in this series. ... The Grizzlies have become the first No. 8 seed in Western Conference history to win seven games in a single postseason. The previous high was six by the 1993-94 Denver Nuggets.

UP NEXT: With the win, the Grizzlies force a Game 7, which will be played Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City

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

• Thunder: Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook
• Grizzlies: Mayo, Randolph

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #8 Marc Davis, #10 Ron Garretson
• Attendance: 18119
• Duration: 2:31

Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)		Memphis Grizzlies (47-36)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Ibaka (Perkins gains possession)
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mayo (1 ST)	11:47
	11:37	Mayo Running Bank shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:34
Ibaka Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mayo (2 ST)	11:32
	11:16 [MEM 2-0]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	10:55 [OKC 3-2]
	10:43	Randolph Running Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:41
Sefolosha Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	10:30
Durant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:28
	10:14	Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)
Ibaka Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	10:10
	09:54	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:52
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:37	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:23 [MEM 4-3]	Randolph Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)
Durant Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:04 [OKC 5-4]
	09:04	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	09:04 [OKC 6-4]
	08:49	Conley Running Jump Shot: Missed
	08:47	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:47	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:44
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	08:35 [OKC 9-4]
	08:17 [MEM 6-9]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:59 [OKC 11-6]
	07:47	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:46
Durant Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	07:37
Durant Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:37
Durant Substitution replaced by Harden	07:37
	07:18	Randolph Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:53	Gasol Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	06:53	Gasol Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:33
	06:31	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:22	Conley Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:20
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:13 [OKC 13-6]
	06:04	Team Timeout : Regular
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:57
	05:57 [MEM 7-13]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:57	Allen Substitution replaced by Battier
	05:57 [MEM 8-13]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Ibaka Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Mayo (3 ST)	05:39
	05:29 [MEM 10-13]	Gasol Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Conley (1 ST)	05:15
	05:03	Conley Layup Shot: Missed
	05:01	Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:58 [MEM 13-13]	Conley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Mayo (1 AST)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:27	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	04:25	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:24 [MEM 15-13]	Battier Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	04:05 [OKC 15-15]
Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:52
	03:47 [MEM 18-15]	Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)
Westbrook Technical	03:47
Double Technical - Ibaka, Randolph	03:47
	03:47 [MEM 19-15]	Mayo Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
	03:39	Randolph Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:39 [OKC 16-19]
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison	03:39
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:39
	03:38	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:22 [MEM 21-16]	Mayo Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:15
Perkins Substitution replaced by Mohammed	03:15
	03:03	Battier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:03 [OKC 17-21]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:03
	03:01	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:44	Mayo Pullup Bank shot: Missed
	02:42	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:42	Battier Tip Shot: Missed
	02:40	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:40 [MEM 23-17]	Randolph Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:06
	02:06	Team Timeout : Short
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	02:06
	02:01	Battier Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	01:49
	01:49	Team Rebound
	01:49	Gasol Substitution replaced by Haddadi
	01:49	Conley Substitution replaced by Vasquez
	01:35	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:33
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:14	Haddadi Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:11
Harden Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)	01:07 [OKC 19-23]
	00:51.9	Mayo Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:49.6
Sefolosha Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	00:47.2 [OKC 21-23]
	00:27.3	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:27.3	Team Rebound
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Cook	00:27.3
	00:05.9	Mayo Layup Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.9
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)		Memphis Grizzlies (47-36)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Vasquez Layup Shot: Missed
Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:44
Maynor Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)	11:41
	11:35	Vasquez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:23
Collison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)	11:18 [OKC 23-23]
	11:00 [MEM 25-23]	Arthur Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:39	Team Rebound
	10:18 [MEM 28-23]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Vasquez (1 AST)
Maynor Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:53 [OKC 25-28]
	09:44	Allen Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	09:44	Allen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed	09:30
	09:29	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:18 [MEM 30-25]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Vasquez (2 AST)
Maynor Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:56 [OKC 27-30]
	08:40	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:38
	08:24	Vasquez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:24
	08:24	Allen Substitution replaced by Conley
	08:24	Vasquez Substitution replaced by Young
Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:24 [OKC 28-30]
Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:24 [OKC 29-30]
	08:04	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:03
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:25	Battier Jump Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:24
Harden Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:14 [OKC 31-30]
	07:14	Conley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	07:14
	07:14	Battier Substitution replaced by Mayo
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	07:14 [OKC 32-30]
	07:01 [MEM 32-32]	Arthur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:37
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)	06:36
Team Rebound	06:36
Cook Substitution replaced by Perkins	06:36
	06:36	Young Foul : Inbound (1 PF)
	06:36	Arthur Substitution replaced by Randolph
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:36
Team Rebound	06:36
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:36 [OKC 33-32]
Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:30
	06:19	Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:17
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	06:03
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:02
	06:01	Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:01 [OKC 34-32]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:01 [OKC 35-32]
	05:51	Conley Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:49
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:37
	05:34	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:15	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:13	Team Rebound
	05:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:06 [MEM 34-35]	Young Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (5 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	04:49 [OKC 37-34]
	04:31	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:30
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:22 [OKC 39-34]
	04:00	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:59
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:54 [OKC 41-34]
	03:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka	03:52
	03:52	Gasol Substitution replaced by Battier
	03:33 [MEM 36-41]	Young Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed	03:09
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:08
Ibaka Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:06 [OKC 43-36]
	02:57	Conley Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:54
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:36	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:28
	02:28	Young Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:28	Team Rebound
	02:28 [MEM 37-43]	Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:18 [OKC 45-37]
	02:18	Battier Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	02:18 [OKC 46-37]
	02:01 [MEM 39-46]	Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	01:40 [OKC 49-39]
	01:11	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:09
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	01:03 [OKC 52-39]
	01:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:01	Young Substitution replaced by Arthur
Durant Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	01:01
	00:49.0 [MEM 41-52]	Randolph Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Conley (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:43.5
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Durant	00:43.5
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	00:30.5 [OKC 54-41]
	00:06.1	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
	00:06.1	Team Rebound
Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	00:06.1
Durant Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	00:06.1
Harden Substitution replaced by Cook	00:06.1
	00:01.0 [MEM 44-54]	Battier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mayo (2 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)		Memphis Grizzlies (47-36)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:41
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (1 BLK)	11:22
	11:20	Team Rebound
	11:07 [MEM 46-54]	Conley Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed	10:45
	10:43	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:37 [MEM 48-54]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Conley (7 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:57	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:56
Sefolosha Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)	09:45
	09:40 [MEM 50-54]	Allen Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:40
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:23	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:17	Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:15
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:11
	08:58	Allen Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)
Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	08:43 [OKC 56-50]
	08:25 [MEM 53-56]	Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:00
	07:58	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:49
	07:49 [MEM 54-56]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	07:49
	07:49 [MEM 55-56]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	07:36
Team Rebound	07:35
	07:35	Mayo Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (2 BLK)	07:29
	07:27	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:23	Mayo Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	07:23	Double Technical - Mayo, Harden
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	07:11 [OKC 58-55]
	06:50	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	06:50	Team Rebound
Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:50
	06:42	Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:38
Harden Layup Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:31	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:27	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:24
	06:22	Mayo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:22 [OKC 59-55]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:22
	06:21	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	06:03	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
	06:00	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:00 [MEM 57-59]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Durant Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:36
	05:36	Team Rebound
Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:36
	05:19 [MEM 59-59]	Randolph Driving Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:17
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:59 [OKC 61-59]
	04:40	Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Perkins (1 ST)
	04:35	Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	04:27 [OKC 63-59]
	04:11 [MEM 61-63]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:45	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:28 [MEM 63-63]	Randolph Jump Bank Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Durant Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:04
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:01
Ibaka Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:01 [OKC 65-63]
	02:45 [MEM 65-65]	Gasol Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Conley (9 AST)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:24
Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (3 BLK)	02:13
	02:11	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:10 [MEM 67-65]	Mayo Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Conley (10 AST)
Durant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:10
Perkins Substitution replaced by Collison	02:10
	02:10	Gasol Substitution replaced by Arthur
	02:10 [MEM 68-65]	Mayo Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)	01:55 [OKC 67-68]
	01:55	Allen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	01:55	Allen Substitution replaced by Battier
Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	01:55 [OKC 68-68]
	01:42	Arthur Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	01:42	Arthur Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	01:28
	01:27	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:15
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	01:15
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Mohammed	01:15
	01:15 [MEM 69-68]	Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:15	Mayo Substitution replaced by Young
	01:15 [MEM 70-68]	Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed	00:51.9
	00:50.9	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Mohammed Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:34.1
	00:34.1 [MEM 71-68]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	00:34.1 [MEM 72-68]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	00:13.8
	00:12.9	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:00.9	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (55-28)		Memphis Grizzlies (47-36)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Harden Step Back Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:45 [OKC 70-72]
	11:27	Conley Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	11:25	Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:25	Arthur Tip Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:25
	11:18	Gasol Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	11:18	Conley Substitution replaced by Vasquez
Collison Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:11
	11:00	Arthur Layup Shot: Missed
Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:59
Maynor Pullup Jump shot: Missed	10:41
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:39
	10:39	Arthur Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Cook Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:32
	10:15	Young Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)
	10:15	Team Rebound
	10:12	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:11
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:47	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	09:30 [MEM 74-70]	Arthur Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	09:05	Arthur Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	09:05
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:05
Team Rebound	09:05
	09:05	Vasquez Substitution replaced by Conley
	09:05	Young Substitution replaced by Mayo
	09:05	Arthur Substitution replaced by Randolph
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:05 [OKC 71-74]
Mohammed Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:53
	08:53
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Durant	08:53
	08:42 [MEM 76-71]	Randolph Running Hook Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gasol (2 ST)	08:22
	08:14 [MEM 78-71]	Randolph Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Conley (11 AST)
	08:00	Gasol Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Cook Substitution replaced by Perkins	08:00
Collison Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)	07:48 [OKC 73-78]
Collison Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:42
	07:28	Mayo Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)
Westbrook Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO) Steal:Conley (2 ST)	07:28
	07:28	Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Mayo (4 ST)	07:22
	07:09 [MEM 80-73]	Randolph Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:07
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)	06:54 [OKC 75-80]
	06:31 [MEM 82-75]	Mayo Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:10	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	05:50	Randolph 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:49
	05:35	Randolph Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:35
Team Rebound	05:35
Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka	05:35
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:35
	05:34	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	05:13
	05:13 [MEM 83-75]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	05:13 [MEM 84-75]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:54	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	04:37	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:36
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	04:30 [OKC 77-84]
	04:11 [MEM 86-77]	Randolph Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (28 PTS)
	03:58	Mayo Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:58 [OKC 78-86]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:58 [OKC 79-86]
	03:36	Randolph Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:34
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:27	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	03:11 [MEM 88-79]	Mayo Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Conley (12 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:10
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Cook	03:10
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	02:56
	02:51	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:29	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:26
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Missed	02:23
	02:19	Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:59 [MEM 90-79]	Conley Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	01:43	Randolph Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:43 [OKC 80-90]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:43 [OKC 81-90]
	01:25	Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:23
Team Timeout : Short	01:23
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:13	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
Durant Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:56.5
Durant Foul : Personal Take (5 PF)	00:48.6
	00:48.6 [MEM 91-81]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:48.6	Gasol Substitution replaced by Allen
	00:48.6 [MEM 92-81]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.6	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
Westbrook Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)	00:38.6
	00:38.6 [MEM 93-81]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:38.6	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:37.8
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:30.0	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Westbrook Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)	00:30.0
	00:30.0 [MEM 94-81]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:30.0	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:29.5
Westbrook Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	00:24.3 [OKC 83-94]
Cook Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)	00:23.2
	00:23.2	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:23.2	Team Rebound
	00:23.2 [MEM 95-83]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:16.6	Conley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter

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