Another fantastic game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies. Despite a comeback by the Thunder, the Grizzlies take game three and will lead the series 2-1. Game four will be played on Saturday at 7:30 PM, EST.
End of Game
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 92 Memphis Grizzlies 97
OT (13.5) - The Thunder miss several three pointers and Memphis will hold on to secure another overtime win.
OT (1:01) - Durant is fouled and shoots two to cut the lead to three.
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 90 Memphis Grizzlies 95
OT (1:28) - Oklahoma City can't stop Memphis defensively.
OT (2:25) - Huge defensive stop by the Grizzlies. They force Westbrook to throw up a last second shot as the shot clock runs out.
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 88 Memphis Grizzlies 92
OT (2:55) - Conley nails a big three and then gets a layup on a fastbreak. Both teams going back and forth.
OT (3:56) - Durant gets a three point play that gives them the lead.
OT (5:00) - The Thunder win the tip.
End of 4th Quarter: Oklahoma City Thunder 85 Memphis Grizzlies 85
4th Quarter (0.0) - Oklahoma City gets the last offensive possession and Durant misses the three pointer badly. Game is headed into overtime!
4th Quarter (2.4) - Memphis runs out the clock and Conley misses a layup.
4th Quarter (26.6) - The Grizzlies will more than likely try to run out most of the clock and get a shot off.
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 85 Memphis Grizzlies 85
4th Quarter (26.6) - Wow! Westbrook hits a three and gets fouled. History does repeat itself. Similar to what Kevin Durant's shot looked like!
4th Quarter (47.0) - Westbrook hits the three pointer to tie the game!
4th Quarter (1:49) - Oklahoma City goes on a 14-0 run to bring them within three points. Tremendous effort defensively.
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 78 Memphis Girzzlies 81
4th Quarter (2:39) - Durant stays on the floor. Perkins gets a put back bucket. Big turnover by Memphis shortly after.
4th Quarter (3:33) - Defense has been the key to this Thunder comeback. Durant sprained his ankle pretty good.
4th Quarter (4:23) - Trouble for the Grizzlies. Oklahoma City is not giving up yet. They have brought the game within seven.
4th Quarter (5:30) - The Thunder are going to have to limit the Grizzlies offense like they did towards the end of the third quarter. Durant is making things happen.
4th Quarter (6:43) - Great transition play by the Thunder. Oklahoma City brings it within ten. Grizzlies have to be getting a little nervous.
4th Quarter (7:29) - This is the perfect time to see if the Grizzlies can finish a game.
End of 3rd Quarter: Oklahoma City Thunder 61 Memphis Grizzlies 71
3rd Quarter (52.0) - Both teams settling for shots instead of attacking the basket. Do what was working before, why change it up?
Score Update: Oklahoma City Thunder 54 Memphis Grizzlies 71
3rd Quarter (2:47) - Memphis is taking it to the Thunder! No defense whatsoever by the Thunder.
3rd Quarter (3:00) - Big three pointer for Conley. Memphis has fired up the crowd. This is a key time to blow this game out of the water for the Grizzlies.
3rd Quarter (3:35) - This game feels similar to game two. Memphis went up by about ten and then the Thunder made their run in the fourth quarter. History has been known to repeat itself.
3rd Quarter (5:02) - Thunder still struggling to defend the paint. Randolph is owning it!
3rd Quarter (6:35) - Oklahoma City cuts the Memphis lead to eight. Kevin Durant is starting to heat up.
3rd Quarter (7:42) - The bench for the Thunder hasn't been as productive as the Memphis bench. This is really the big difference in the game.
Score Update: Oklahoma City 38 Memphis Grizzlies 51
3rd Quarter (10:00) - Grizzlies are handing it to the Thunder. The winner of this game could more than likely win the series.
Halftime
2nd Quarter (3:00) - Memphis has turned a lot of basketballs over in the second quarter. Something they need to change.
Score Update: Oklahoma City 28 Memphis Grizzlies 38
2nd Quarter (4:30) - Another slow start by the Thunder in this game. Of course they have proved to everyone that they can comeback like they did in game two.
2nd Quarter (5:30) - Great defensive effort by the Grizzlies. Udrih and Miller have been great off the bench in this lineup.
2nd Quarter (6:35) - First three pointer of the game by Udrih.
Score Update: Oklahoma City 24 Memphis Grizzlies 32
2nd Quarter (9:22) - The Thunder struggling to hold onto the ball. Memphis looks flawless offensively. Great ball movement by them.
2nd Quarter (12:00) - Memphis controlled the tempo in that first quarter. Let's see if they can continue to do that.
End of 1st Quarter: Oklahoma City 18 Memphis Grizzlies 24
1st Quarter (1:12) - The Grizzlies are building a nice lead. A mix of starters and bench players for both teams.
1st Quarter (3:01) - Memphis is rolling with that small lineup. The Thunder can dominate the boards!
1st Quarter (4:33) - Both teams getting to the foul line early. That was a big factor in game two, should be another huge part of tonight's game.
Score Update: Oklahoma City 9 Memphis Grizzlies 8
1st Quarter (5:39) - Gasol heads to the bench early. He can't afford to give up early fouls.
1st Quarter (6:14) - Kevin Durant is off to a great start. Defending him tonight looks like it will be a task for Memphis.
1st Quarter (8:18) - Thunder doing a good job of keeping the Grizzlies out of the paint so far. Oklahoma City is attacking the basket early, and they are getting the bucket too.
1st Quarter (11:13) - Quick turnover for Memphis. The Thunder had quite a few of those in game two. Something to look out for.
1st Quarter (12:00) - And Memphis wins the tip! Time for some action!
Tip-Off
3:00 PM - Rebounding will be huge for both teams. The Thunder were able to stay in game two because of their offensive rebounding that led to second chance points. Dominating the glass will definitely give an advantage. The Grizzlies like to put in a small lineup at times. That is when the Thunder need to take over the game.
3:00 PM - Shutting down Kevin Durant will be to the advantage of the Grizzlies if they can do it. In game two, Memphis did a good job of getting a hand in his face. Durant did miss a lot of shots until he heated up in the fourth quarter. Keeping him out of the first three quarters will be crucial.
2:50 PM - Look for Russell Westbrook and Mike Conley to attack the basket like they have done. Defensively, the team who can keep the other team out of the paint will win the game.
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2:50 PM - Getting to the costless throw line will as always be a tremendous help. Both teams were able to shoot a fair amount of costless throws in game two. That was mainly the reason why Oklahoma City was able to hang around towards the end of the game.
2:40 PM - Both teams will need to have production from their bench. The Grizzlies won game two mainly because their bench was able to get the job done. Players like Mike Miller and Beno Udrih were a focal point to the Grizzlies success. As for the Thunder, they need more out of their bench. The only player who had any impact off the bench for the Thunder was Derek Fisher who chipped in a few points.
2:40 PM - Having a short memory of game two will be important for the Thunder in tonight's matchup. Losing at home was a tough pill to swallow for Kevin Durant and company. While they struggled most of game two to shoot the ball, getting off to a good start will be a key for the Thunder to claim game three. Winning on the road will be important as they continue to battle the Grizzlies.
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2:30 PM - After grabbing an important win on the road, the Grizzlies are focused on taking the series lead with their crowd behind them tonight in Memphis. Mike Conley and Marc Gasol were among two important players behind their win in game two. Both players will need to play their best basketball tonight in order to secure the win.
2:30 PM - Welcome to VAVEL's live score and inline coverage of game three between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 PM, EST at FedExForum.