Bookmakers took a have a look at the Grizzlies-Thunder recreation in Memphis on Thursday night time, weighed all of the components, and determined that the Grizzlies will have to be 9-point favorites.
Yeah, I believe they coated.
The Grizzlies led by way of 15 after 1 / 4, 36 on the part, and 51 after 3 quarters on their method to a 152-79 win. The 73-point margin of victory was once the biggest in N.B.A. historical past.
Even an arithmophobe may just to find some wonderful numbers within the box score.
The Thunder, for example, have been outscored by way of 56 issues when Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (2 issues on 0-7 capturing) was once at the ground. Oklahoma Town was once outrebounded, 53-26, and had two steals in opposition to 19 turnovers.
At the plus facet, they made 82 % in their loose throws, higher than the Grizzlies’ 72 %. Just right factor too, or it could have in reality became a blowout.
The happier-looking Grizzlies numbers integrated 27 issues on 9 of eleven capturing for Jaren Jackson Jr. and 9 assists in 21 mins for Tyus Jones. Santi Aldama submit a plus-52 in spite of coming off the bench.
“This night’s now not essentially who we’re,” Thunder Trainer Mark Daigneault said. No longer essentially, he mentioned. Yikes.
He went at the philosophize a little bit. “Whilst you compete, you’ve publicity to the highs and lows of pageant. And pageant comes with nice pleasure. It additionally comes with grief and frustration and anger.”
Within the Thunder’s choose, they have been lacking their main scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who entered the concussion protocol on Thursday. Nonetheless, the Grizzlies have been with out their very own big name, Ja Morant, who has a knee harm.
The Thunder have now misplaced 8 immediately and sit down 6-16 in what was once at all times anticipated to be some other rebuilding 12 months (remaining season they have been 22-50). They nonetheless have a greater file than the Pelicans, Rockets, Magic and Pistons (4-18!). However none of the ones groups, now not even the Pistons, has misplaced by way of 73.
The Thunder now have 3 nights off earlier than a recreation on Monday at … the Pistons. Get your tickets now.
The former file blowout was once set by way of the 1991-92 Cavaliers, who beat the Warmth, an eventual playoff staff, by way of 68, 148-80. “I don’t know what we performed, but it surely wasn’t basketball,” Glen Rice of the Warmth said afterward.
That eclipsed an previous file margin of 63, which was once set in 1972 by way of the eventual champion Lakers, who beat the Warriors at the back of 30 issues from Gail Goodrich.
Going again nonetheless additional, on Christmas Day in 1960, the Syracuse Nats of Dolph Schayes and Hal Greer beat the Knicks, 162-100.
Ty Jerome, a former Virginia participant who began Thursday’s recreation for Oklahoma Town, attempted to discover a silver lining on Thursday night time. “My sophomore 12 months in school, we have been the primary seed to ever lose to a 16 seed,” he told The Oklahoman after the sport. “Like, that’s far more embarrassing than this N.B.A. recreation.”
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