Memphis 94, Oklahoma City 101
Friday, February 3, 2012 8:00 PM
Location -
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials -
#54 Nick Buchert, #36 David Jones, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance -
18203
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Kevin Durant scored 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 101-94 on Friday night.
James Harden came off the bench to tie a season high with 24 points and spark a fourth-quarter comeback as the Thunder beat the Grizzlies for the third time this season to improve to an NBA-best 18-4.
Durant scored 16 points in the final quarter, including 10 in the final 2 1/2 minutes, as Oklahoma City won for the sixth time in seven games and moved to 9-1 at home.
Marc Gasol scored a season-high 24 points and Rudy Gay added 23 for Memphis, which had its modest two-game winning streak snapped.
The Grizzles, behind 12 third-quarter points from Gasol, carried a 77-69 lead into the final 12 minutes.
Harden ignited the Thunder by scoring 10 points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter to deadlock the score at 81-81.
Memphis forged its final tie at 94-94 on a 3-pointer by Mike Conley, but Durant answered with a 3-pointer of his own with 53 seconds left and drilled an 18-foot jumper with 22 ticks remaining to seal it.
Top Game Performances
| Memphis |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Marc Gasol 24 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 36 |
|
Mike Conley 5 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 7 |
|
Marc Gasol 8 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Durant 10 |
|
Marc Gasol 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Russell Westbrook 8 |
|
Mike Conley 3 |
Steals |
Nick Collison 3 |
|
Marc Gasol 2 |
Blocks |
Daequan Cook 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Memphis
|
94 |
42.5 |
4-13 |
16-20 |
19 |
39 |
7 |
10 |
19 |
| Oklahoma City
|
101 |
47.9 |
7-17 |
26-33 |
14 |
35 |
12 |
8 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
-
Oklahoma City
will play their next game on the road against
San Antonio.
The
Thunder
have a W/L % of
.833
after a win and
.750
after a loss.
-
Memphis
will play their next game on the road against
Boston
.
The
Grizzlies
have a W/L % of
.667
after a win and
.364
after a loss.