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01/09 22:01 CST Jalen Williams and Kenrich Williams help Thunder rally past
Grizzlies 117-116
Jalen Williams and Kenrich Williams help Thunder rally past Grizzlies 117-116
BY CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) --- Jalen Williams scored 26 points, Kenrich Williams added
21, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 left, and the Oklahoma City
Thunder overcame a 21-point deficit in the second half and beat the Memphis
Grizzlies 117-116 on Friday night.
Memphis and Oklahoma City were working with short-handed lineups.
Ajay Mitchell added 23 points for Oklahoma City, which has won 16 straight
against Memphis, including a sweep in the first round of last year's playoffs.
Aaron Wiggins finished with 16 points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 23 points and seven rebounds. GG Jackson
finished with 18 points, and Santi Aldama added 15. Memphis has lost six of
seven.
Oklahoma City whittled away and pulled within 80-68 midway through the third,
helped by a 15-6 run. Oklahoma City shot 61% in the third period and trailed
94-81 after three quarters.
The Thunder took the lead with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter when a 3-pointer
by Kenrich Williams made it 115-114.
While Memphis has dealt with absences much of the season, Oklahoma City played
without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, among
others. While Hartenstein has been out for several games with a soleus strain,
Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and Cason Wallace played in Wednesday's 129-125
overtime loss to Utah.
Memphis continued to miss primary starters Ja Morant (right calf contusion) and
Zach Edey (left ankle stress) among six rotation players on the injury list.
Up next Thunder: Host the Miami Heat on Sunday. Grizzlies: Complete a four-game homestand against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA |
