Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 107, Oklahoma City 97
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #70 Brent Barnaky, #41 Ken Mauer, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance: 18203
Grizzlies 107, Thunder 97: Rudy Gay scored a season-best 28 points and Zach Randolph had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help Memphis win its sixth straight game while snapping host Oklahoma City’s five-game winning streak.

Kevin Durant scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Thunder, but the Grizzlies were able to maintain a double-digit lead for most of the final quarter while improving to 6-1. Marc Gasol added 14 points for Memphis.

Oklahoma City pulled within 97-89 on a dunk by Kendrick Perkins with 4:18 to play. Gasol and Randolph followed with back-to-back baskets to get the Memphis lead back to 12, and the Grizzlies held the Thunder without a field goal for nearly four minutes.

Serge Ibaka had 17 points and four blocks and Russell Westbrook had 17 points and 13 assists for the Thunder, who were playing for the sixth time in nine nights. Oklahoma City shot 48.6 percent from the field but committed 15 turnovers to just eight by the Grizzlies.

Memphis trailed by 10 points after one quarter before outscoring the Thunder 36-15 in the second. The Grizzlies scored the final 10 points of the half for a 56-45 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Durant’s 30-point outing was his first of the season and a league-best 102nd since the beginning of the 2009-10 campaign. … Randolph has produced double-doubles in all seven games but was ejected with 2:05 to play after a verbal squabble with Perkins, who was also tossed. … Oklahoma City hit all 17 of its free throws over the first three quarters but was just 4-for-9 in the final stanza.
Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Oklahoma City
Rudy Gay 28 Scoring Kevin Durant 34
Mike Conley 7 Assists Russell Westbrook 13
Zach Randolph 11 Rebounds Kevin Durant 10
Zach Randolph 4 Free Throws Made Kevin Durant 9
Tony Allen 2 Steals Kevin Durant 3
Marc Gasol 2 Blocks Serge Ibaka 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 107 47.3 7-17 12-14 22 39 3 6 8
Oklahoma City 97 48.6 6-13 21-26 23 40 6 6 15
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Thunder have a W/L % of .571 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Memphis will play their next game at home against New York. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .500 after a loss.