The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the NBA playoffs before moving into the next round. With the Memphis Grizzlies, OKC succeeds in a historical comeback.
What an incredible comeback from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA playoffs! The team from Isaiah Hartenstein turned a 29-point deficit to victory.
OKC won the Memphis Grizzlies 114: 108 and in the best-of-Seven series to 3: 0. At half -time, the Thunder had moved back 51:77. Such a half-time deficit had never been able to catch up in the NBA playoffs before.
In the meantime, the Hartenstein team had even back with 29 points. Since the beginning of the data recording for the 1996/97 season, only the Los Angeles Clipper 2019 against the Golden State Warriors has achieved a larger comeback. At that time, the Clippers even had 31 points.
Already on Saturday evening (9.30 p.m. German time) Oklahoma can move into the next round with a new victory. Thunder-Center Hartenstein personally did not experience a good day. The German scored only five points in almost 20 minutes. He also won five rebounds and played four assists.
However, his team was able to rely on superstar and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 31 points. In addition, Jalen Williams contributed 26 points and Chet Holmgren 24 points.
Morant-Shock lets game tip over
After a renewed success of the Thunder, it did not look for a long time. Led by her outstanding superstar yes Morant (15 points and five assists in just under 16 minutes), the grizzlies pulled away to 67:40 up to three minutes before the end of the second quarter.
But then Morant injured himself so badly after a foul from Lu that he no longer returned to the game. The Point Guard received the ball in Fast Break and then wanted to climb up to the basket. But there he went under, Morant slammed from the air with full force.
He rejected his subsequent free throws before he disappeared into the cabin with a hip injury. On the way there it became clear that he wouldn’t return more when he frustrated his jersey and threw into the corner.
The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated an incredible comeback
Even without their leader, the grizzlies initially pulled away to 29 points before they collapsed completely in the second half.
Thunder celebrate 29-point comeback
In half -time two, the Thunder fought their way through their strong defensive point. The grizzlies hardly occurred on the offensive without its leader Morant.
Okc took the lead for the first time in the game 80 seconds before the end by a free throw from Jalen Williams at 109:10. The team of the former Bonn coach Thomas Iisalo had no answer on this and was ultimately defeated with 108:11.
The grizzlies have not succeeded in the last 4:51 minutes.