National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 111, Memphis 102
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#25 Tony Brothers, #55 Bill Kennedy, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
18203
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Kevin Durant scored 26 points, Russell Westbrook had 24 and James Harden added 21 as the host Oklahoma City Thunder recorded a 111-102 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday to even their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.
Eric Maynor added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting as fourth-seeded Oklahoma City recovered from a 114-101 loss to the eighth-seeded Grizzlies on Sunday.
Mike Conley had 24 points and eight assists, O.J. Mayo scored 16 points and Zach Randolph had 15 points for the Grizzlies.
Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis.
Oklahoma City led by 13 points late in the third quarter before Mayo scored eight straight Memphis points to help the Grizzlies pull within 74-68 in the final minute of the period.
The Thunder responded with a 17-5 run to take a 91-73 lead on Harden’s steal and layup with eight minutes left. Maynor hit a 3-point basket 34 seconds later to stretch the lead to 20.
Memphis got as close as six after Tony Allen’s two free throws with 46.1 seconds left.
Oklahoma City made 8-of-14 3-point attempts, including three by Maynor.
Randolph was 2-of-13 from the field after scoring 34 points in the opening game.
Top Game Performances
| Memphis |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Mike Conley 24 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 26 |
|
Mike Conley 8 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 6 |
|
Marc Gasol 10 |
Rebounds |
Nick Collison 7 |
|
Zach Randolph 11 |
Free Throws Made |
James Harden 11 |
|
Marc Gasol 2 |
Steals |
James Harden 3 |
|
Marc Gasol 5 |
Blocks |
Serge Ibaka 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Memphis
|
102 |
44.3 |
4-11 |
28-34 |
19 |
38 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
| Oklahoma City
|
111 |
52.8 |
8-14 |
27-33 |
17 |
34 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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