The Memphis Grizzlies host the Oklahoma City Thunder at the FedExForum in the NBA regular season. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET on April 3, 2015.
Christian Post Report – Memphis are currently second in the Western Conference with a 51-24 record and are trying to hold off teams like the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers as the regular season comes to a close.
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Zach Randolph of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies gives a special needs fan his shirt on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Thunder are holding on to the eighth spot, with only a few games as cushion over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Memphis recently broke their three-game losing streak with a 97-83 win over the Sacramento Kings. In their first of four straight home games, Memphis won behind 18 points from Mike Conley and 16 from Jeff Green. Marc Gasol struggled from the field and only scored eight points but also grabbed 11 rebounds. Kostas Koufos also had similar stats off the bench with eight points and 12 rebounds in less than 25 minutes on the court.
On the other hand, the Thunder lost 135-131 to the Dallas Mavericks and have now lost three of their last four matches.
Russell Westbrook had another big game with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help the team. However, his 10th triple-double this season was not enough as Oklahoma City could not stop Dallas’ hot shooting. Anthony Morrow also had a breakout game in the loss, scoring 32 points and draining six of his nine three point attempts, while Enes Kanter notched 30 markers and 16 rebounds.
As far as their head-to-head battle this season, Memphis leads the series 2-1 heading into their final meeting.
Memphis won the first two games 91-89 and 85-74, before the Thunder bounced back with a big 105-89 win at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
In their last meeting, Kevin Durant was still available and the current MVP scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win.
For Memphis, Zach Randolph scored a team high 16 points and 11 rebounds.
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Source : Christian Post