National Basketball Association
Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, April 21, 2014
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#10 Ron Garretson, #24 Mike Callahan, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
18203
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Grizzlies 111, Thunder 105 (OT): Zach Randolph made the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds left and scored eight of his 25 points in the extra session as visiting Memphis knocked off Oklahoma City to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 1-1.
Mike Conley had 19 points and 12 assists and Marc Gasol and Courtney Lee scored 16 points apiece for the seventh-seeded Grizzlies, who will host Game 3 on Thursday. Randolph’s key hoop gave Memphis a 107-105 lead and Lee hit two free throws with 19.2 seconds to play before Randolph hit two with nine seconds remaining to seal it.
Kevin Durant had 36 points and 11 rebounds and Russell Westbrook had 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the second-seeded Thunder. Serge Ibaka had 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots for Oklahoma City, which never led in overtime after a frantic rally to force it.
Oklahoma City trailed by five points with 18.1 seconds left in regulation but Durant converted an acrobatic four-point play with 13.3 seconds left to pull the Thunder within one. Conley split two free throws and Westbrook’s 3-pointer was off the mark but Kendrick Perkins got the rebound and laid it in at the buzzer to tie it at 99.
The Grizzlies held a 79-70 lead after Beno Udrih’s basket with 8:18 left in the fourth quarter but a 3-pointer by Westbrook and Durant’s fast-break dunk pushed the Thunder ahead 93-92 with 1:14 to go. Mike Miller’s 3-pointer gave Memphis a 95-93 edge with 53.7 seconds remaining and Conley made three of four free throws to make it a five-point margin before Durant’s four-point play kept Oklahoma City alive.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Durant has scored 30 or more points and grabbed 10 or more rebounds in the same playoff game on nine occasions. … Udrih excelled with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 14 minutes off the bench. … The Thunder were 22-of-25 from the free-throw line and Memphis was 21-of-24.
Top Game Performances
Memphis |
|
Oklahoma City |
Zach Randolph 25 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 36 |
Mike Conley 12 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 8 |
Tony Allen 8 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Durant 11 |
Mike Conley 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Durant 7 |
Tony Allen 4 |
Steals |
Derek Fisher 2 |
Ed Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Serge Ibaka 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Memphis
|
111 |
49.4 |
4-10 |
21-24 |
30 |
47 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
Oklahoma City
|
105 |
39.8 |
9-30 |
22-25 |
20 |
49 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
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.