Chet Holmgren scored 23 of his 24 factors within the second half because the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder got here again from 29 factors all the way down to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-108 on Thursday evening. The win provides the Thunder a 3-0 lead of their first-round NBA playoff sequence.
The turning level got here when Memphis star Ja Morant left the sport with a hip harm simply over three minutes earlier than half-time. At that time, the Grizzlies have been main 67-40 and nonetheless held a 26-point lead on the break.
The 29-point comeback is the second-biggest in NBA playoff historical past since detailed data started within the 1996-97 season. The largest was when the Los Angeles Clippers got here again from 31 factors all the way down to beat Golden State in April 2019.
The Thunder, who had already received Sport 1 by 51 factors – the fifth-largest margin in NBA playoff historical past – didn’t take the lead on this sport till the fourth quarter. They’ll now look to complete the sequence on Saturday.
