National Basketball Association
Memphis 98, Oklahoma City 95
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 24, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#30 John Goble, #13 Monty McCutchen, #36 David Jones
Attendance:
18119
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Grizzlies 98, Thunder 95 (OT): Mike Conley scored 20 points and Zach Randolph had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as host Memphis defeated Oklahoma City to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.
Tony Allen had 16 points and nine rebounds and Marc Gasol contributed 14 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies, who squandered a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before reassuming control in the overtime. Beno Udrih added 12 points off the bench for seventh-seeded Memphis, which hosts Game 4 on Saturday.
Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Kevin Durant added 30 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots for second-seeded Oklahoma City. Serge Ibaka had 12 points for the Thunder, who shot just 39.1 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers.
Durant put Oklahoma City ahead with a 3-point play 51 seconds into the overtime before Conley scored five points during a 8-0 burst as the Grizzlies took a 93-88 lead with 2:05 left. Westbrook and Durant both missed tying 3-pointers on a possession with less than 30 seconds to play before Memphis’ Courtney Lee hit two free throws to make it a five-point margin with 10.9 seconds to go.
A basket by Kosta Koufos gave the Grizzlies an 81-64 lead with 7:43 remaining in regulation but Memphis then went 13 possessions without scoring – 0-for-8 shooting to go with five turnovers – as the Thunder rattled off 17 consecutive points and tied it at 81 on Westbrook’s 3-pointer with 57.3 seconds to play. Back-to-back baskets by Allen gave the Grizzlies a four-point edge with 33.1 seconds left before Westbrook knotted the score with a four-point play with 26.6 seconds to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Grizzlies had a 34-9 edge in bench points as the Oklahoma City reserves were a combined 4-of-18 shooting. … Durant missed all eight of his 3-point attempts as the Thunder were 5-of-28 from 3-point range. … Memphis possessed a 62-48 edge in points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Memphis |
|
Kevin Durant 30 |
Scoring |
Mike Conley 20 |
|
Kevin Durant 3 |
Assists |
Zach Randolph 6 |
|
Russell Westbrook 13 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 10 |
|
Kevin Durant 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Randolph 6 |
|
Kevin Durant 2 |
Steals |
Tony Allen 2 |
|
Kevin Durant 5 |
Blocks |
Kosta Koufos 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
95 |
39.1 |
5-28 |
22-30 |
13 |
48 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
| Memphis
|
98 |
44.6 |
4-16 |
12-15 |
21 |
47 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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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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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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