The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Memphis Grizzlies at home, 110-92. After getting blown out by the shorthanded Lakers, another date with a lottery team — and without Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony — was sending a collective shivers down the spines of the Thunder faithful. Instead, OKC rode a hot start to an easy win over the cratering Grizzlies.
Dynamo Paul George, OKC’s primary/secondary option for much of the time, finished the 1st half with 22 points on 7-12 shooting, including 4-6 from 3-point range. That would have been good enough, but surprisingly, the oft-maligned Alex Abrines and his buttery afternoon delight jump shot contributed an additional 16 on 4-4 shooting from long range.