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The Thunder are back in action tonight in Memphis to take on their old friends the Grizzlies. Following a week where our collective hearts sank just like the Thunder did in the standings, it rebounded a little bit with a big road win over Toronto two nights after falling at home in OT.
The Grizz are fully embracing the role of spoiler as this season winds down. Despite heading toward the lottery and currently 15 games under .500, they have recently upset the Rockets, Jazz, and Trail Blazers. And as we saw during the 1st half of OKC’s recent win over these Grizzlies, the Thunder needed a big 4th quarter to overcome a double-digit (albeit without Paul George) deficit to win at home.