Thunder Stuff Grizzlies – NBA Roundup For February 1st

UNDATED (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies had just nine players available when they took the court Thursday for the first time since trading leading scorer Rudy Gay to Toronto. The patchwork lineup didn't do very well against the NBA's second-best team as Oklahoma led by as many as 26 in the third quarter before cruising to a 106-89 win over the Grizzlies.

Kevin Durant scored a game-high 27 points in helping the Thunder improve to 35-11. Russell Westbrook added 21 points and nine assists when he wasn't lashing out at his teammates and head coach.

Westbrook was angered after being called for a five-second violation, gesturing to Durant and Thabo Sefolosha (TAH'-boh she-foh-LOH'-shah) that they need to get open better before hollering toward coach Scott Brooks. Memphis responded with a 10-0 run but couldn't overcome their 35% shooting.

Jerryd Bayless led the Grizzlies with 23 points and Zach Randolph grabbed 19 rebounds, but Randolph also missed his first 10 shots and finished with just nine points.