The Thunder and Grizzlies appear to be very evenly matched and looks like this series may go 7. Especially after last night’s triple overtime thriller.
Scott Brooks kept telling his Oklahoma City Thunder they needed to hang on for just five more minutes.
And, five more minutes.
Finally for one last time, five more minutes.
That’s when Kevin Durant scored six of his 35 points in the third overtime, and the Thunder survived a thriller in holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in a game that ended Tuesday morning.
With the victory, the Thunder regained home-court advantage and tied this Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece by handing the Grizzlies their first loss in Memphis this postseason. Durant credited Memphis with playing an unbelievable game and pressuring the Thunder throughout in a fun game he’ll tell his children about someday.
“This game is something people are going to be talking about for a while,” Durant said. “I’m glad I’m a part of it.”
Game 5 is on Wednesday night back in Oklahoma City. The winner of the series will play the Dallas Mavericks in the conference finals.
Read more about last night’s game via AP on ESPN.com.
