The Dallas Mavericks vs OKC Thunder series will surely be an explosive, gut- wrenching basketball match up between two of the NBA's most prolific scoring teams in the Western Conference Finals of the NBA 2011 Playoffs. Â It will be Dirk Nowitzki against Kevin Durant. Â Need to know more of this series? Dallas Mavericks vs OKC Thunder [...] Kevin Durant bounced back from his worst playoff performance ever to score 39 points, Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 105-90 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday. Zach Randolph had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83 Friday night to push their Western Conference semifinal to Game 7. As I watch the OKC/Memphis series play out in the West, I can't help but think about the Sixers/Knicks game on April 6th, and how things could've possibly played out much differently for the Sixers had they not lost on that fateful day. Watch Grizzlies vs Thunder live stream Game 5 of the NBA 2011 Playoffs. Kevin Durant and the OKC Thunder were stretched to the limits by the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 as they won in triple overtime. Â Expect another war in the hardcourt as the Grizzlies try to get its third win against the Thunder. [...] It's not much of an accomplishment to dunk over the top of Zach Randolph. Hell we all know Z-Bo isn't known for his awesome vertical leap. Nevertheless, here is the NBA's scoring champ dropping the hammer down during game four of the Memphis v. OKC western conference semi-final series.The game should be an instant classic, as both squads battled through three overtime periods to decide the winner. The Memphis Grizzlies just did a couple things. Â They beat Oklahoma City in overtime, I know that. Â They went up 2-1 in their series with OKC. Â I know that, too. Â No, they did some other things: 1. Â They put themselves on the map. 2. Â They got Lionel Hollins a fat, new contract. 3. Â They just [...] Jason Michaels will begin a rehab assignment in OKC on Saturday. How do the Thunder stop Zach Randolph after his dominant series opener? Simple: Just ask Nick Collison to handle the task. OKC's reserve forward succeeds by muzzling Memphis' star, helping his team even the series, Royce Young says. Joe Inglett cleared waivers and accepted his assignment to Triple-A OKC. Memphis put vanquishing the Spurs in the past and took over the paint against OKC in Game 1. Royce Young says not only did the Grizzlies choke off any Kevin Durant-led comeback, they sent a message -- possibly for the entire series. WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS: No. 4 Oklahoma City vs. No. 8 Memphis. Season series: Memphis, 3-1. What to look for: A showdown featuring two emerging teams and a pair of dangerous scorers on a roll: OKC's Kevin Durant and Memphis' Zach Randolph. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant's teammates kept telling him it was his time to take over the game. SS Clint Barmes went 1-4 with a double, driving in a run, in his second medical rehab game at OKC. He played seven innings.
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