Dillon Brooks scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and the Memphis Grizzlies went on a 25-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107.
The Thunder went on an 8-0 run to lead 61-49 with 10:06 left in the third quarter. Brooks’ driving dunk put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 5:22 left in the quarter. He scored 11 points and Ja Morant added 7 during the run. The Grizzlies led 74-67 with 2:42 left in the quarter and by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
Grayson Allen scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Brandon Clarke added 8 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks off the bench.
For the Thunder, Moses Brown had 19 points and 12 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench, and Luguentz Dort went 1 for 7 from 3. The Thunder had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Grizzlies grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Thunder’s 9. The Thunder scored the last 8 points of the game. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 44-28 in 17 minutes together.