Yet another easy victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder which will further cement their name as the top team in the Western Conference. OKC finished the Memphis Grizzlies 124-93, while the latter struggled to keep themselves alive due to injuries. Both teams lived some great moments on the court. However, OKC simply couldn’t be stopped from scoring.
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The Thunder were extremely balanced out this time, with equal contributions coming from all players. OKC has now gotten themselves one game ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the standings. The Grizzlies rank 13th in the West with a 22-43 record. Playing without Desmond Bane, Ja Morant, and Marcus Smart has gotten the best of them.
Oklahoma City Thunder player stats
The Thunder’s efforts on offense helped them seal the deal against the Grizzlies. They made a total of 21 three-pointers on 47 attempts. Additionally, they shot 52.7% from the field, and 5-5 from the foul line. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 23 points to lead the team to glory.
Player | Minutes | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
Luquentz Dort | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
Jalen Williams | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Chet Holmgren | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 27 | 23 | 6 | 2 |
Josh Giddey | 19 | 16 | 4 | 10 |
Cason Wallace | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
Gordon Hayward | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Kenrich Williams | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Isaiah Joe | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Cason Wallace had another great night finishing with 22 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists. Josh Giddey worked brilliantly on both sides of the floor scoring 16 points along with 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Luguentz Dort shot 4-4 from deep finishing with 14 points in total. However, Chet Holmgren did not have more of a showing this time as well.
Memphis Grizzlies player stats
Obviously, the Grizzlies lacked a lot of pieces that carried big numbers with them, mainly Desmond Bane. They averaged 41% from the field, 33.3% from deep on 33 attempts, and 66.7% from the free throw line. The Grizzlies tried their best to mimic the Thunder’s schemes to keep the score close.
Player | Minutes | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
Santi Aldama | 27 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Jake LaRavia | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
GG Jackson II | 38 | 30 | 3 | 6 |
Luke Kennard | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Lamar Stevens | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Dejon Jarreau | 28 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Wenyen Gabriel | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Trey Jemison | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
It was GG Jackson II who led the team in scoring with 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. He took to roll off the lead shot taker going 3-10 from deep. Jake LaRavia finished with 13 points backed by 16 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.