National Basketball Association
Memphis 95, Oklahoma City 83
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, May 13, 2011
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#34 Marc Davis, #48 Scott Foster, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance:
18119
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Zach Randolph had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies evened their Western Conference semifinal series at three games apiece with a 95-83 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.
O.J. Mayo added 16 points and the Grizzlies recovered from a 13-point first-half deficit to force a seventh game Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points to lead the Thunder while Kevin Durant had only 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Shane Battier’s last-second 3-pointer at the end of the first half sparked the Grizzlies’ comeback and reduced Oklahoma City’s lead to 54-44.
Memphis began the second half with a 15-5 run to tie the game at 59 on Randolph’s basket with 5:19 left in the third quarter. The Grizzlies took the lead for good on two free throws by Darrell Arthur with 1:15 to go in the period.
Randolph scored 12 points in the final quarter. His two free throws with 5:13 left gave Memphis an 84-75 advantage and the lead reached 11 on Mike Conley’s layup with 1:59 to play.
James Harden scored 14 points for Oklahoma City, which scored only 29 points in the second half.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Memphis |
Russell Westbrook 27 |
Scoring |
Zach Randolph 30 |
James Harden 5 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 12 |
Kevin Durant 7 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 13 |
Kevin Durant 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Randolph 6 |
Russell Westbrook 2 |
Steals |
O.J. Mayo 4 |
Kendrick Perkins 2 |
Blocks |
Marc Gasol 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
83 |
41.9 |
4-25 |
17-24 |
15 |
41 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
Memphis
|
95 |
43.4 |
5-16 |
18-22 |
20 |
41 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game on the road 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 at home against Memphis. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.