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scored 21 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies held onto the lead this time against Oklahoma City, beating the Thunder 110-97 Thursday night in the second meeting between the teams in eight days.added 15 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting for Memphis, which blew a 24-point third-quarter lead during its last visit to Oklahoma City on Dec. 18 and lost 126-122. That started a stretch in which the Grizzles dropped three out of four games.
The burly Valanciunas went 9 of 11 from the field and fueled an 8-0 run early in the fourth quarter that essentially put the game away. Memphis shot 55% from the field and outrebounded the Thunder 50-34.added 20 points for Oklahoma City, which had a four-game winning streak snapped. The Thunder had beaten Memphis nine straight times at Chesapeake Energy Arena, a streak that dated to Nov. 14, 2012.
Memphis didn’t trail after the first quarter. The Grizzlies led by nine in the first and were up 49-47 at halftime. They extended their advantage to double digits for the first time at 79-67 on a 3-pointer by Jones with 2:53 left in the third quarter and were up 86-74 at the end of the period. Memphis pushed its lead to 20 with 9:10 left after six straight points by Valanciunas. Oklahoma City pulled to 106-97 with 2:15 remaining, but Schroder missed an open 3 on the Thunder’s next possession and Valanciunas dunked at the other end with 1:25 to go.had 16 points for the Thunder.Grizzlies: Memphis has made at least 10 3-pointers in a franchise-record 11 straight games — four more games than the club's previous mark. The Grizzlies went 10 of 25 from behind the arc.
Donovan said the team has no concerns about “structural” issues with Gallinari’s ankle but “as long as the season is and with what we have coming, the most important thing is we want him to get to where he’s feeling better.” UP NEXT
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