If the NBA had a mercy rule, it would have been used early in the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game on Thursday night. Thunder vs Grizzlies NBA Scores Highlights 7 Dec 2022
Thunder vs Grizzlies NBA Scores Highlights
At halftime, the Grizzlies already had a 72-36 lead. By the time their imposing effort was complete, they had won 152-79, a margin of 73 points that is the most in NBA history, shattering the prior record, 68 points, from 1991.
t one point, Memphis was leading by 78 points, so congrats to Oklahoma City for narrowing the gap. The score includes a lot of startling statistics, including the fact that Memphis scored more points in the paint than Oklahoma City did overall and that only one Grizzlies player managed to score more than 19 points for the whole game. (This is due to the fact that Memphis’ bench played a significant role early in the rout and ultimately outsourced the entire Thunder team.) Highlights from the game show Oklahoma City’s completely pitiful defence and the Grizzlies’ explosive offence (62.5 percent from the field).
With 5:37 remaining in the third quarter, Oklahoma City had cut Memphis’ lead to 75-73. This is when Morant took control.
He used a number of methods to score seven points in a row. The Grizzlies increased their lead to nine, their largest margin at the time, as Morant went to the line for free throws, sank a 3-pointer, and made a finger roll.
Additionally, Dillon Brooks gave Memphis a boost in the third with three 3-pointers.
In the quarter, he scored 11 of his total 24 points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 12 points, Santi Aldama added 14.
Beginning the fourth quarter with a 10-2 run, led by Jackson’s seven straight points, Memphis started to pull away.
With less than three minutes left, Morant secured the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk.
The triple-double, which set the Grizzlies’ all-time record since the team relocated to. Memphis, was the second of the season and the sixth of Morant’s career.
Due to discomfort in his left ankle, Morant missed Monday’s victory over Miami.
