It wasn’t pretty but the Thunder picked up a win in the final game before the All-Star break. It took 70 combined points from Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony, plus a franchise-record 17 three-pointers, but Oklahoma City escaped Memphis with a 121-114 victory over the Grizzlies.
George led the way with 28 points on 6/9 shooting from downtown, Russell Westbrook notched his 17th triple-double of the season, and six Thunder players scored in double-figures. OKC used a 39-point second quarter to take a 73-53 lead into the halftime break — then held on for dear life as the Grizzlies shot 53 percent in the second half to make the game much closer than it should have been.