Rockets (1-1) at Grizzlies (0-2): Five Resolutions For the First Victory
Game Preview: Five resolutions for the Memphis Grizzlies to get their first victory over the Houston Rockets tonight.
| Final - 12.28.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 98 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 20 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 95 |
Stories
Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Memphis Grizzlies 95: 2011-2012 Game 3 Full Recap; Harden Makes Up for Westbrook's 0fer
Tonight, we saw a fairly slow game without all of the excitement of a playoff series. Interior defense reigned king, with lots of fouls on both sides.
Grizzlies Can't Match Durant, Thunder in Home Opener
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 98-95 as the team's match toughness, but in the end, only one has Kevin Durant.
Thunder Vs. Grizzlies: Kevin Durant Rescues Oklahoma City, Who Notches 98-95 Win Over Memphis
Kevin Durant scored 32 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Memphis Grizzlies, but the win will be overshadowed by a reported verbal altercation between Durant and Russell Westbrook.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies; 2011-2012 Game 3 Preview: Hauling the Mail
So far, there has been little rest for the Thunder. They had a Christmas Day home opener against the Magic, and then they went up north to face the new-look Timberwolves. After only a day of rest, the Thunder now have to come face-to-face with their Western Conference Semi-Finals opponent from last year, the Memphis Grizzlies.
Thunder Vs. Grizzlies: Memphis Looks To Avenge Loss To Kevin Durant In Last Year's Playoffs
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies will rekindle their playoff rivalry on Wednesday night when the two teams featuring Kevin Durant and Rudy Gay match-up for a game on NBA TV.
Home Opener Preview: Oklahoma City @ Memphis
Preview of the Memphis Grizzlies 2011 home opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Keys To The Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Here are the keys to tonight's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 23 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 98 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 95 |
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 10-17 | 2-5 | 10-11 | 8-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 32 |
| Serge Ibaka | 21 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Russell Westbrook | 31 | 0-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Nick Collison | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Eric Maynor | 16 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| James Harden | 30 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 7-9 | 7-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 20 |
| Cole Aldrich | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Daequan Cook | 14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Royal Ivey | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Reid | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Lazar Hayward | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Reggie Jackson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-77 | 10-25 | 30-38 | 41-12 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24-0 | 98 | |
| .377 | .400 | .789 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 1 (9 pts) | |||||||
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 36 | 9-24 | 0-5 | 1-4 | 12-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-0 | 19 |
| Zach Randolph | 39 | 7-20 | 1-3 | 9-12 | 12-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 24 |
| Marc Gasol | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-1 | 16 |
| Tony Allen | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Mike Conley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Pargo | 37 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 15 |
| O.J. Mayo | 28 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Josh Selby | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Dante Cunningham | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Josh Davis | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Brian Skinner | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darrell Arthur | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Xavier Henry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Sam Young | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-87 | 2-16 | 25-33 | 49-19 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 22-1 | 95 | |
| .391 | .125 | .758 | Team Reb: 14 | Total TO: 0 (10 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Leroy Richardson
Duration:2:33
Officials: - Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Leroy Richardson
Duration:2:33
