The Memphis Grizzlies were unable to hold on to a 24-point second-half lead Wednesday night as the Thunder stormed past Memphis to pull out a 126-122 victory inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Memphis started the night off strong on the offensive end as they used a 19-7 run to take a 51-36 lead with 6:43 remaining in the first half. Two possessions later, Ja Morant slammed home a lob pass from Brandon Clarke as he scored his 11th point of the quarter to help lead the Grizzlies to a 68-59 lead at the half time break.