Game Thread: Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder Thread

[nuraman00]

Thunder hitting too many 3's.

 

[nuraman00]

13 point game entering the 4th.

Memphis still hasn't shown the ability to score against a set defense, since the 1st quarter.

 

[nuraman00]

Well, these game 7's aren't great. They're not as bad as 2005. Somewhere in between.

 

[MHSL82]

Me: 16 assists!
Nuraman: 10 rebounds.
Me: 27 points.
Nuraman: 16 shots.
Me: 7 turnovers.

 

[MHSL82]

Three players combine to shoot 4-16 and they STILL make 60.9%. 38-53 otherwise (71.7%)..

 

[nuraman00]

A lot of the media didn't agree with Randolph's suspension, calling it more of a push than a punch.

Also, I don't think it would have mattered. During the past 3 playoffs, Memphis has only 1 blowout wins, 1.5 blowout wins at most. Their only wins are close games.

The Thunder, meanwhile, have 2 blowout wins this series, and had a few more in 2011.

The Thunder have proven they're better in this matchup, and it's not a rivalry. When they win, they can win by a lot, while Memphis barely beats OKC.

Unfortunately, was rooting for Memphis. I like the way they play a lot more.

Memphis did a solid job early in the game, but they couldn't score against a set defense in the last 3 quarters.

The Thunder also made too many 3's, I don't think that would have mattered if another big (Randolph) was playing. Nothing Memphis could have done about that, as their perimeter players were geared more from stopping drives, and not 3's by guys like Fisher and Butler.

 

[nuraman00]

The Memphis Grizzlies are the Atlanta Hawks and Oakland Athletics of the playoffs.