Playoff Matchup Round 2: Thunder (4) Vs. Grizzlies (8)

Tony Allen -23
Zach Randolph -5
Marc Gasol -9

And....
Shane Battier +5
Hamed Haddadi +7

40-111 from the field. That's 36%. Randolph 9-25, Allen 3-10, Conley 2-12

 

I envy you being there. It's sad one team had to lose. I'm a Thunder fan because of KD so I wanted them to win, but I really wish the home crowd could have gone home happy after such an epic game. Especially with the flooding.

The mental (and now physical) toughness of both teams has been stretched to the limit. The Thunder bounced back from a devastating loss Saturday. How will the Grizzlies do now?

Can't wait for Wednesday and Friday. It will be crazy.

 

^^^ You said it. A damn fine series. Memphis has really made these playoffs fun, against the Spurs and now vs. OKC.

And I don't think the Grizzlies have anything to hang their heads about in this loss. Even with both Mayo and Conley out, they took the game to double OT. That really says a lot about the team's mettle right now.

 

Hollins screwed up by putting in Mayo when the Griz had to foul because OJ already had 5 fouls. He also should have more forcefully called that timeout when the Griz were down one and got that steal. He made a half-ass timeout signal and by that time Conley had already jacked up a 3. It's games like this that show why Memphis needs Rudy Gay. Watching some of their players try to create on the perimeter was painful. I would go so far as to say that with Gay they would be favored to come out of the West. Of course the haters, that never watch any team play other than the Rockets are going to come in and say that the Griz would never have made the playoffs or been eliminated if Rudy was playing, but Grizzlies' fans like the poster 'what' and others have already disproven that "argument."

 

Yes, Gay would have been a great help. Right now the thunder don't fear any of our perimeter offensive players so they double and triple Zach. We don't have a second option. With Gay in there it'd be a whole different story.

But what I fear most is that tony and zach might not ever play this good again, so even with gay back next year it might be just as hard. This is by far our best shot to win I think.

 

Where can I get a replay of this game?

 

It's pretty obvious we are talking their style of offense.

 

Epic series though

 

The +/- all happened because of the 3rd OT -10. So this stat should be viewed in context. Grizzlies did shoot horribly, and stayed in the game with timely 3's, offensive putbacks, and made ft's.

Absolutely fantastic game to watch.

 

Ha @ScottCacciola: Durant: "We did it together." Westbrook: "Just trying to play my game."

 

I'm currently downloading this one http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6381374/NBA.2011.05.09.Thunder_Grizzlies.CSF.G4

 

grizzlies in 7

 

had to go to sleep because of new job. i'm sorry i missed this. great series between two young teams, although randolph is not that young. its amazing what memphis has done while screwing up some draft picks

 

You need DVR my friend. It was a delight for NBA fans.

 

It's time to start Battier over Tony Allen.

He's getting more minutes anyway.

 

westbrook still got killed today by the media. damn, this guy is the scapegoat already. ridiculous.

 

Lionel Hollins definitely has something to think about. At least Scott Brooks parked Sefolosha on the bench last night and gave the minutes to Hardin. If he'd kept Hardin in the entire 4th quarter Saturday (yes, I know he struggled), the Thunder might be up 3-1 now. Thabo kills OKC in crunch time unless he's guarding an elite scorer on the other team. He hasn't hit a single big time shot all season that I can remember.

 

The thunder pulled a grizzlies when they went small. I don't know what's going to happen the rest of the series but these teams are clearly upstaging the rest of the games by a large margin.

I knew it was going to be a great series, but I never expected it to be this good.

 

despite the win and big point production, the guy is playing out of control. Too often does he come down with the ball and jack up a shot without getting anyone else involved.

The guy is good but he has a lot to learn about being a facilitator.

 

Haven't watched any sports shows today. Who is killing him?