Try GOLD - Free
Thunder fight back to stun Grizzlies
Bangkok Post
|April 26, 2025
Oklahoma City made a stunning 29-point comeback after Memphis lost star guard Ja Morant to a hip injury as the Thunder beat the Grizzlies 114-108 on Thursday to reach the brink of a playoff sweep.
-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Jalen Williams added 26 and Chet Holmgren scored 23 of his 24 points in the second half to spark the second-largest NBA playoff victory fightback since 1997.
“It wasn’t pretty. They hit us first. But we did what we had to do and came away with a win,” Holmgren said. “It was a team mentality. Everybody was saying something when we went into that locker room. Then we came out and we cleaned it up.”
Oklahoma City seized a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first round best-of-seven series with a chance to complete the sweep in game four at Memphis tonight.
Morant suffered a bruised left hip late in the second quarter when he drove to the hoop and leapt high into the Thunder's Luguentz Dort and fell face-first onto the court, writhing in pain for several minutes and eventually leaving the game for good.
This story is from the April 26, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
Meta fails to monitor financial ads in UK
British regulator finds illegal ads for high-risk investments, more than half of them from advertisers it had already flagged to Meta, write Phoebe Seers, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Jeff Horwitz from London and San Francisco
6 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
McIlroy wobbles and Young charges
Wild day of water balls and chaos at Masters
2 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Charter court marks 28th anniversary
Constitutional Court President Nakarin Mektrairat yesterday reaffirmed the court's commitment to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding public rights and freedoms.
1 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
London clubs adapt to new nightlife scene
As rising costs and falling alcohol sales hit nightlife venues, industry leaders say clubs have started offering experience-led events, daytime parties, and live acts, write Jack Taylor and Sam Tabahriti from London
2 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Buriram secure T1 crown as Bangkok United slip up
Buriram United were crowned Thai League 1 champions for the 11th time on Saturday night after Bangkok United’s shock 1-0 defeat at Nakhon Ratchasima handed the Thunder Castle the title with five games to spare.
1 min
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Police launch probe after TV director lured to Poipet scam camp
An investigation is under way into a case involving a TV series director who was allegedly lured across the border to Cambodia, forced to open mule bank accounts for a scam network and held for about two weeks before being released, police said.
1 min
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Academic backs solar push but urges aid for poor
The government's push to promote clean energy with soft loans and tax incentives for solar installations are a “golden opportunity” to accelerate the country’s transition towards renewables, an academic says.
1 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Rak Chart urges Unesco to tighten heritage rules
Unesco should apply greater rigour to its intangible cultural heritage registration process to prevent the distortion or misappropriation of cultural origins, says the Rak Chart Party.
1 min
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Nepal's new govt faces challenges
Nepal’s new government, led by Balendra Shah, more popularly known as Balen, is moving fast and shaking the politics of the Himalayan nation.
3 mins
April 13, 2026
Bangkok Post
Yamal helps Barca rout Espanyol
Lamine Yamal set up two goals and scored another as Barcelona took a significant step towards defending their La Liga title with a 4-1 derby win over Espanyol on Saturday.
1 min
April 13, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size