Lyou Memphis Grizzlies they won this Thursday at Oklahoma City Thunder by 73 points (152-79), a gigantic and historical difference in the score that supposes a new NBA record. So far, the largest margin in an NBA game has been in a game on December 17, 1991, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers they smashed the Miami Heat by 68 points (148-80).
The Grizzlies (12-10), in which the Spaniard plays Saints Aldama, surpassed that mark on a perfect night in which they disintegrated the Thunder (6-16), who are one of the worst teams so far this season. Aldama joined this historic Grizzlies party with his best performance since he landed in the NBA. The Spanish rookie was the third highest scorer for his team and played 28 minutes in which he got a double-double of 18 points (8 of 16 shooting), 10 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and a plug.
Curiously, the Memphis did not count on this evening to remember their star Ja Morant, who did not play due to injury, but the statistics reflected the magnitude of the beating of the Memphis. Nine Grizzlies players exceeded 10 points with Years Jackson Jr. as the top scorer with 27. The home team boasted precision with 62.5% accuracy in field goals and 52.8% in triples (19 of 36).
Deck takes the beating
In contrast, the Thunder made only 32.9% of their shots and 28.9% of their 3-point attempts (11 of 38). The Grizzlies delivered 41 assists (the Thunder only 14), captured 53 rebounds (their rivals only 26) and stole 16 balls (the visitors recovered 2).
At halftime, the local advantage was already 72-36 and the maximum difference that the Grizzlies achieved throughout the duel was 78 points already in the last quarter (145-67). The game also marks the Grizzlies’ record for points in a game in franchise history.
In the Thunder, the Argentine Gabriel Deck, who has had very few chances this season, suffered this loss for the first-person history books. Deck contributed 4 points (2 of 5 shooting), 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 22 minutes for Oklahoma City.
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