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OKLAHOMA CITY For at the first try in the series, a workforce earned not one but two game titles from a row.
By Mark D. Smith, US Presswire
And as a consequence of that, the particular Oklahoma City Thunder undoubtedly are a game out of achieving that Western Conference finals right after whipping your Memphis Grizzlies 99-72 on Wednesday.
BOX SCORE: PHOTO GALLERY: SCHEDULE: Second-round matchups and resultsNBA scoring director Kevin Durant Daequan Cook along with 18 details within eighteen minutes, including 4-for-5 upon three-pointers.
The Thunder, way up 3-2, can easily summary the line Friday in Memphis.
"We played great defense. Everybody ended up being closed in. It ended up being your number effort," Durant said following Thunder bought 50 rebounds plus stored the actual Grizzlies to a time of year worst 36% shooting.
The Thunder definitely revealed absolutely no results from your triple-overtime sport these people earned Monday.
"It weren't in the least (a problem). We did not allow that will (possibility regarding fatigue) whip us," Durant said.
"We experienced loads of energy. We have been a little bit very hyped up with the beginning, but many of us cooled down."
"There has been no low energy element for us. . I believed some of our guys followed in with focus," Oklahoma City train Scott Brooks said. "You whip beneficial clubs by simply really executing wonderfully sufficient reason for good effort, and all of us does both equally analysts tonight."
But exactly the same couldn't become explained in the Grizzlies.
They corresponding their cheapest issue total on the frequent season along with trialled while whenever these were nonetheless exhausted through the particular developmental triple-overtime loss of their own creating in which knocked these spinning out of control in the series.
They hung set for the very first quarter, which in turn ended attached 17-17, however trailed 46-35 from halftime and yes it only journeyed downhill.
Zach Randolph
Fellow within power and Randolph's associate inside the potent frontcourt that powered Memphis with a win in Oklahoma City with Game 1 directed that Grizzlies having 15 points. But he managed the majority of his or her ruin by carrying out a six-minute stretch while in the 3 rd quarter.
The Grizzlies chance some sort of season-worst 36%, matched up their lowest place full on the normal season without put up high of a battle while in the following half.
"Shots were unable slipping for us however you even now have to include good hard work in addition to we decided not to bring it during all," defend Mike Conley said. "They outplayed us within each patch of the game. I wish I could possibly tell you why. It just simply wasn't there.
"They strike individuals and held smacking all of us as well as most people decided not to combat back."
The Grizzlies were being a ragged collection through the adventure after losing your triple-overtime thriller 133-123 on his or her house courtroom that will solely expect to have re-energized simply by coming on the FedEx Forum using their months to the brand Friday night.
"I don't think we are going to use a difficulty getting in place with this one," Conley said. "We obtained embarrassed tonight."
They have been much adequate powering of which Durant plus other All-Star Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City's Nick Collison (FSY) capped a four-point control by transforming a great a problem board in to a three-point play. When they converted this totally free throw, this concluded a string with seven consecutive tips through the Thunder to bump that produce 65-46 the later part of from the next quarter.
Memphis didn't remain the possibility of a comeback. Too a lot of had missed layups. Too several quick shots in which clanked from the entrance rim. Too tiny energy left.
Conley created just several of sixteen shots, Tony Allen has been 4-for-13 and O.J. Mayo 2-for-8 on a cheesy overnight as soon as absolutely nothing seemed to be intending in.
"We've got our own buttocks against the wall membrane in addition to we've got to be able to bounce again and end up in the home swinging," Gasol said. "We have no additional chance to shed yet another one.
"We've got a chance to go instantly and also win the subsequent game. There's simply no other choice."
Memphis didn't arrive at 50 items until there seems to be 2:04 left inside finally quarter, as well as the Thunder swiftly squelched any hope of yet another wild comeback.
Collison had some sort of two-handed dunk, Cook hit your three-pointer and Nazr Mohammed manufactured a new layup within a stringed connected with eleven consecutive Oklahoma City items first in the final one fourth as well as lead increased to be able to 27 previous to together coaches emptied their benches pertaining to the ultimate some minutes.
Westbrook had 11 details within 25 minutes 50 percent of what they enjoyed within Game 4. Mohammed extra eight items and Collison had nine tips in addition to 10 rebounds, serving that Thunder into a 50-33 borders around the boards.
Oklahoma City came up drain about its primary seven possessions as well as turned the particular shot over eleven times from the very first quarter, although Memphis could not take advantage and certainly not encouraged by over six.
The Grizzlies acquired just nine details off all the Thunder's 11 turnovers from the initial 12 minutes.
"Early on as soon as most people had energy, all of us stored taking pictures themselves inside the foot by way of missing layups or resorting your basketball over in changeover or maybe definitely not completing inside transition," Hollins said. "So that's huge."
When that Thunder as a final point construct personal training consecutive units and not using a turnover, many people stormed ahead which has a 15-2 run late inside primary half, featuring a three-pointer by Westbrook and two-handed slams by simply James Harden and Durant.
Durant thumped his upper body once his dunk, by using Oklahoma City with it is strategy to a 46-35 halftime cause it will for no reason give up.
The one who did that of this collection will certainly face the particular well-rested Dallas Mavericks , whom ousted that two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in a carry Sunday.
The Mavericks had their first full perform Wednesday.
NOTES:There have got happen to be only 6 months time NBA playoff video games that went at lowest a few overtimes, and Kendrick Perkins has played within the last two. He has been using Boston for a triple-OT adventure alongside Chicago inside 2009, before Monday night's marathon in Memphis. . The Thunder came into the video game foremost almost all playoff groups within scoring (105.4), totally free dispose of percentage (81.0), protecting rebounds (33.8), full rebounds (47.1), obstructs (8.2) in addition to particular fouls (26.4). . After Gasol tipped at a distance a second-quarter bounce basketball on its technique up, referee Monty McCutchen tossed your do-over while Gasol wasn't looking.
Contributing: Rachel Shuster, Associated Press
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