Memphis Grizzlies 97, Oklahoma City Thunder 116 — Recap

December 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 97, Oklahoma City Thunder 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 26-34 OKC; Q2 MEM 27-34 OKC; Q3 MEM 13-26 OKC; Q4 MEM 31-22 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Ziaire Williams (MEM) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Chet Holmgren (OKC) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 17 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Josh Giddey (OKC) 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ziaire Williams

19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 6-12 FG

Scoring · OKC

Chet Holmgren

17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 7-14 FG

Season highs

Josh Giddey · Season-high 12 rebounds

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	26	27	13	31		97
OKC	34	34	26	22		116

🧮 How They Scored

MEMOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.7%Effective FG%51.7%

16.9%Turnover %10.3%

14.6%Offensive rebound %21.4%

0.254Free-throw rate0.267

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	28	17	1	5	—	1	5	6-14	4-9	1-2	-18
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	25	11	5	1	1	—	2	3-7	1-4	4-5	-15
Xavier Tillman F	25	—	8	2	1	1	1	0-8	0-3	—	-15
Vince Williams Jr. G	23	5	5	1	—	—	1	2-7	1-5	—	-26
Ziaire Williams G-F	22	19	7	5	—	—	4	6-12	2-7	5-5	+6
Santi Aldama F	20	9	9	1	—	—	1	2-10	2-7	3-4	-21
John Konchar G-F	17	5	2	2	2	—	2	1-3	1-3	2-2	-20
GG Jackson F	12	8	—	—	—	1	—	3-6	2-3	—	+9
Jake LaRavia F	12	3	3	—	—	—	—	1-4	1-4	—	+9

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	28	30	9	5	4	—	2	8-18	1-3	13-14	+30
Jalen Williams G-F	28	10	4	5	2	1	—	3-9	1-3	3-4	+14
Chet Holmgren C-F	25	17	6	2	1	7	2	7-14	2-4	1-1	+13
Josh Giddey G	24	16	12	4	1	—	1	6-12	0-4	4-4	+16
Luguentz Dort G	21	11	2	2	—	1	—	4-7	3-6	—	+24
Isaiah Joe G	19	5	4	3	1	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	+11
Ousmane Dieng F	19	4	2	2	—	—	—	2-5	0-2	—	-9
Cason Wallace G	17	7	2	2	—	—	1	3-6	1-4	—	+12
Kenrich Williams G-F	15	6	4	3	—	—	1	2-3	2-3	—	+26
Aaron Wiggins G	12	2	2	1	1	—	1	1-4	—	—	-8
Jaylin Williams F	9	2	3	—	1	—	2	1-3	0-1	—	—
Tre Mann G	7	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	-12

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ziaire Williams	Bench	22	19	66.9	37.5	+13.3	19.0
Desmond Bane	Bench	28	17	57.1	27.4	-29.4	7.5
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	25	11	59.8	17.2	-27.9	6.9
Santi Aldama	Bench	20	9	38.3	24.5	-47.2	9.5
GG Jackson	Bench	12	8	66.7	22.2	+39.4	7.1
John Konchar	Bench	17	5	64.4	13.3	-48.8	6.9
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	23	5	35.7	13.6	-52.5	1.0
Jake LaRavia	Bench	12	3	37.5	14.8	+39.4	4.1
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	25	—	0.0	15.0	-25.2	1.4

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	28	30	62.1	38.0	+45.5	26.8
Chet Holmgren	Bench	25	17	58.9	27.1	+28.4	15.4
Josh Giddey	Bench	24	16	58.1	25.0	+30.8	22.6
Luguentz Dort	Bench	21	11	78.6	13.2	+50.0	10.2
Jalen Williams	Bench	28	10	46.5	15.5	+24.1	9.3
Cason Wallace	Bench	17	7	58.3	17.1	+30.8	11.5
Kenrich Williams	Bench	15	6	100.0	10.0	+65.1	18.6
Isaiah Joe	Bench	19	5	50.0	10.2	+24.4	10.9
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	19	4	40.0	10.9	-25.5	4.1
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	12	2	25.0	19.2	-29.3	2.8
Jaylin Williams	Bench	9	2	33.3	20.0	-7.5	-1.9
Tre Mann	Bench	7	—	0.0	6.7	-85.7	4.0