Kevin Durant scores 32 points to lead Thunder over Grizzlies 102-94

Durant leads Thunder over Grizzlies 102-94

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kevin Durant had 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma Thunder over the Memphis Grizzlies 102-94 Friday night.

Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Nenad Krstic finished with 15 points and Jeff Green added 11 to help the Thunder snap the Grizzlies’ three-game winning streak. Oklahoma City has won three of four.

Zach Randolph had 19 points and 20 rebounds for Memphis, Mike Conley scored 20 points and O.J. Mayo added 18.

Rudy Gay scored 16 points, but was 4 of 16 from the field. Memphis also hurt its chances by going 14 of 24 from the free-throw line.

Oklahoma City, which led by 17 in the first half, let Memphis back in the game during a miserable third quarter

The Thunder missed 17 of their 20 shots in the third quarter and Memphis outscored the Thunder 28-10 in the quarter, giving the Grizzlies a 70-66 lead entering the final period.

Randolph’s 13 rebounds in the third set a Grizzlies record for rebounds in a quarter.

Oklahoma City scored 10 consecutive points in the middle of the fourth to regain the lead. Westbrook’s 3-pointer put Oklahoma City up 86-75 lead with 5 minutes left, and Memphis couldn’t recover.

NOTES: Durant has led the Thunder in scoring 18 of the team’s 21 games. … Durant has seven straight games scoring at least 25 points. … The game featured the two youngest teams in the NBA. The Grizzlies average age was 25 years, 92 days at the start of the season, while the Thunder’s was 25 years, 130 days. … Randolph also had several other franchise records for rebounds in the game, including offensive rebounds in a game with 11, breaking his own record of 10 earlier this year at Phoenix.