NBA
Z-Bo, Gasol power Grizzlies past Thunder, 114-101
Posted: May 1, 2011 9:30 PM by Jordan Mason
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Zach Randolph had 34 points and 10 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies overpowered the Oklahoma City Thunder inside for a 114-101 victory in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday.
Just as they did in a surprising first-round upset of top-seeded San Antonio, Randolph and Gasol provided enough punch to give eighth-seeded Memphis a road victory in Game 1.
Randolph and Gasol each scored 20 points in the same regular-season game only once this season, but did it in Game 1 against the Spurs and again to negate the Thunder's home-court
advantage right from the start.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 33 points and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook scored 29.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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