Oklahoma City played a very uncharacteristic style of play against Memphis. Out of 90 field goal attempts, 44 were from 3-point distance. The OKC Thunder did manage to hit 17 of those attempts for an acceptable 38.6 percent. Memphis clogged the paint and basically dared OKC to shoot from distance.
The low percentage shot selection allowed Memphis to stay in the game, even carrying a lead into halftime. The Thunder seemed to return to their identity in the third quarter by getting Steven Adams involved early as he finished the game with 11 points on a perfect shooting night hitting all five of his attempts from the field.