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Daily NBA Fix 4-22-14: Welcome To Splitsville

By Phil Watson

Apr 21, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph (50) drives to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins (5) during the first quarter in game two during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph (50) drives to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins (5) during the first quarter in game two during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 21, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) attempts a reverse layup against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the first quarter in game two during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) attempts a reverse layup against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the first quarter in game two during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Memphis Grizzlies 111, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 105, OT
Game 2, Western Conference First Round
The Thunder roared back in the fourth quarter, coming back from five points down in the final 19 seconds of regulation to force overtime, but the Grizzlies were not to be denied, even with Kevin Durant scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter and OT.

Zach Randolph bounced back from a tough Game 1 to give Memphis the lead with 26 seconds left in overtime and Courtney Lee hit a pair of free throws to put the Grizzlies up four after a Thunder turnover.

Oklahoma City trailed by nine early in the fourth quarter but took the lead on a Durant dunk with 1:14 remaining. Memphis hung in and reclaimed the lead on Mike Miller’s 3-pointer with 53.7 seconds to go.

Conley then hit 3-of-4 from the line to push the lead to five points with 18.1 seconds remaining.

Then things got strange.

Durant hit an unspeakable four-point play, canning a 3-pointer from the corner as he was being pushed out of bounds by Marc Gasol. The free throw made it a one point game. Conley made one of two free throws to put the Grizzlies up two, and Westbrook fired up a wild 3-pointer with the clock running down. Kendrick Perkins corralled the rebound and scored as time expired to force OT.

Randolph had 25 points for the Grizzlies, Conley added 19 points and 12 assists and Gasol and Lee had 16 points apiece. Tony Allen contributed four steals. Durant finished with 36 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, Westbrook scored 29 points and had eight assists and Ibaka went for 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. But Durant and Westbrook had to work for their points, each attempting 28 shots.

Series tied, 1-1