Durant scored 26 points, James Harden took a leap from the Bank of Oklahoma City with 21, and the thunder balanced their series with the Memphis Grizzlies 111-102 defeat in Game 2 Tuesday night.
After scoring only 16 points in a game loss, the bank has tripled the thunder, and determined the amount Oklahoma City under control with a 18-6 run to start the fourth quarter.
It was a classic team desperate, the more aggressive team, coach Lionel Hollins Memphis. I say that the team wins often confused, and was desperate team in their game that has a sense of urgency and aggressiveness.
Russell Westbrook scored 24 and added to his backup, Eric Maynor 15 for the Thunder. Bank of Oklahoma City held a 48-29 advantage scoring.
Mike Conley scored 24 for Memphis, the 21 points that fell in the fourth quarter deficit to six in the last minute.
slightly more than half of the full aperture - Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol for only five of 22 shots for 28 points together. The duo dominated the paint helped in Memphis for 52 points in Game 1, but the Thunder dominated the Grizzlies 38-34 this time through the use of the frequency of the two teams.
Thunder finally shook free of Memphis with the Bank career high with three triples and seven points Maynor and Harden.
Harden hit three free throws - including one from Darrell Arthur was called for a technique to beat him in retaliation - then a flight in a tank to break the fast. third Maynor gave three Oklahoma City, the first led by 20 points at 94-74 with 7:27 remaining and Daequan Cook came back a minute later with three others at 21
The Thunder made his first four three points to start the fourth.
If Maynor and Cook was finally withdrawn in favor of Durant and Westbrook, with just under five minutes, the couple received a standing ovation.
I hope that James Harden Eric Maynor special and at least one big game of the series, Grizzlies Sam Young said. They are great players and are in position for a reason.
Game 3 is Saturday night in Memphis.
It is a series of physical, and it will be long. Do not think it would be easy, said Gasol.
Conley hit two triples and converted a three-point play on his return he was to Memphis 104-98 19-5 to close with 46 seconds before Nick Collison and Westbrook each of a pair of free throws.
We just do not have enough fight in us, said Hollins.
The Thunder lost starting power forward Serge IBAK - who blocked the most shots in the NBA regular season - an apparent right knee injury with 2:09 still in the game he hobbled into the cabin after the Conley fouling and on the floor along the baseline.
IBAK was at the end of the dressing room at half time after injury to the knee at the end of the first half, but on a stationary bike in a tunnel, before the third game.
Randolph, the star of a playoff game with a career 34 points, a record, has only two of his 13 shots and scored 15 points. Gasol was grabbed 3-9 for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Randolph had nine rebounds.
But it was not as effective as in the first game.
to help The Grizzlies shot 44 percent and committed 16 turnovers, the fast breaks of 17 points in Oklahoma City.
Still the goal home advantage after one quarter in the first game and their search after the first No. 8 seed to reach the Western Conference finals.
The Thunder came back with a 28-17 advantage after the first quarter for the maintenance of Memphis was the offensive glass and holding of Randolph and Gasol in check. The duo began in the interior of a perfect game on 7 July go, but made only one of seven attempts in the first period yet.
Memphis is closer to 36-33 midway through the second quarter, when Arthur made a hook shot after the fourth offensive rebound Grizzlies simple possession, but recovered at Oklahoma City to give back the advance.
Followed by a fall away 16 footer at the right baseline with a robbery and a layup against the validity of assault with a hand pump before the line to the end of his piece three points going on. Thunder cable before the bridge, a dozen 20-foot Conley at the last second was 54-44 at halftime.
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