Memphis at Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma City Thunder escaped Game One with a 2-point win behind the fourth quarter heroics of Kevin Durant. Durant is a difference maker, and he was the difference in Game One, and will continue to be throughout this series. Memphis has a very good team, but since they traded the one player that can create, get, and make a shot when needed, the Grizzlies are going to have a difficult time in this series, especially on the road. There is another glaring difference that reared its head in Game One, and that is at the charity stripe. The Grizzlies shot 58.3% while the Thunder shot 88%. Oklahoma City's top eight scorers in the playoffs show that seven of them shoot free throws at 82.4% or better. While these teams went to the line an equal amount of times, the Thunder produced 10 more points than the Grizzlies. Oklahoma had a poor shooting game, and stll came out a winner. I expect them to extend that margin tonight. Play on Oklahoma City.