Memphis Grizzlies 122, Oklahoma City Thunder 128 — Recap

March 14, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 122, Oklahoma City Thunder 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 31-28 OKC; Q2 MEM 31-27 OKC; Q3 MEM 38-35 OKC; Q4 MEM 22-38 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Aleksej Pokusevski (OKC) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Dillon Brooks (MEM) 19 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Kenrich Williams (OKC) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

30 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · OKC

Aleksej Pokusevski

23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

22 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 7-15 FG

Season highs

Aleksej Pokusevski · Season-high 23 pointsAleksej Pokusevski · Season-high 10 reboundsAleksej Pokusevski · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	31	31	38	22		122
OKC	28	27	35	38		128

🧮 How They Scored

MEMOKC

62Points in the paint40

6Fast-break points2

10Second-chance points6

35Points off turnovers11

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.9%Effective FG%68.5%

6.3%Turnover %21.4%

22.4%Offensive rebound %27.6%

0.315Free-throw rate0.466

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	34	22	1	7	1	0	2	7-15	1-3	7-8	+6
Dillon Brooks G-F	31	19	1	3	1	0	1	7-18	2-7	3-4	+1
Jonas Valanciunas C	30	16	14	4	2	0	1	6-10	0-0	4-7	-6
Brandon Clarke F	25	10	6	2	1	2	0	3-6	0-0	4-6	-1
Kyle Anderson F	24	13	3	3	1	0	0	6-7	1-2	0-0	-2
Justise Winslow F	24	7	4	1	2	0	2	3-9	1-2	0-0	-9
Desmond Bane G	23	7	1	0	1	0	0	3-6	1-4	0-0	-15
De'Anthony Melton G	19	13	0	3	3	0	0	6-11	1-4	0-0	+14
Xavier Tillman F	17	5	2	1	1	1	0	2-3	0-0	1-2	-6
Tyus Jones G	14	10	0	3	0	0	1	4-7	0-0	2-2	-12

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aleksej Pokusevski C	39	23	10	4	1	1	3	7-13	5-8	4-4	+18
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	34	30	4	5	0	0	5	8-17	4-6	10-11	-11
Isaiah Roby F	33	10	8	1	1	2	9	3-4	0-0	4-6	+1
Ty Jerome G	30	12	6	5	2	0	3	5-12	2-8	0-0	-9
Kenrich Williams G-F	26	17	4	3	0	0	1	7-8	1-1	2-4	+3
Moses Brown C	24	13	4	1	1	1	1	5-6	0-0	3-3	+2
Justin Jackson F	21	4	4	2	1	0	2	1-5	1-3	1-2	-3
Darius Miller F	20	11	3	4	1	0	0	3-4	2-3	3-3	+16
Mike Muscala F-C	12	8	3	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-2	1-1	+13

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	34	22	59.4	25.0	+6.4	10.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	31	19	48.1	27.0	+3.5	4.0
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	30	16	61.2	19.7	-12.0	14.6
Kyle Anderson	Bench	24	13	92.9	12.5	-3.8	12.9
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	19	13	59.1	23.4	+36.8	15.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	14	10	63.5	28.1	-44.5	12.2
Brandon Clarke	Bench	25	10	57.9	14.5	-1.9	11.4
Desmond Bane	Bench	23	7	58.3	11.5	-30.6	2.2
Justise Winslow	Bench	24	7	38.9	18.6	-17.0	4.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	17	5	64.4	10.3	-13.4	8.9

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	34	30	68.7	32.1	-16.4	12.5
Aleksej Pokusevski	Bench	39	23	77.9	19.4	+21.7	14.0
Kenrich Williams	Bench	26	17	87.1	17.7	+5.3	14.2
Moses Brown	Bench	24	13	88.8	14.5	+9.4	8.5
Ty Jerome	Bench	30	12	50.0	20.3	-17.7	8.7
Darius Miller	Bench	20	11	103.4	10.9	+39.4	18.6
Isaiah Roby	Bench	33	10	75.3	20.0	+1.4	4.6
Mike Muscala	Bench	12	8	90.1	14.8	+50.0	16.5
Justin Jackson	Bench	21	4	34.0	15.1	-6.3	1.3