Grizzlies 108, Thunder 102

Head Coach Marc Iavaroni

On tonight’s win:
“I don’t think we came out with the kind of effort that we have at home. We have road habits of starting out slow. We came out with more confidence in the third quarter and started to move the ball. I think we got our mojo back and when it came to crunch time it seemed like our confidence grew.”

On the second half comeback:
“The guys had to understand that the first half was over and you have to turn that off. We had some squabbles and we were doing our jobs basically. We just understood that we had to toughen up and do our job and get out of here with at least something a lot more respectable.”

Mike Conley

On the game:
“We got down 20 points and weren’t playing our type of basketball. We got into our tempo and in the third and fourth quarters guys started to make plays. We made it a point to play aggressive and get to the free throw line and get second chance buckets. I think that helped everybody get more comfortable and get some confidence and we were able to pull out a win.”

Thunder

Head Coach Scott Brooks

On the game:
“We had a good start tonight. We just didn’t finish the game the way we wanted too. We have to learn from tonight and watch some films and get better.”

On the fourth quarter:
“We didn’t get stops in the fourth quarter. We stressed it at the last couple of days and in practice. We have to get stops in the fourth. 32 points is too much to give up in the fourth.”

Kevin Durant

On the game:
“This is tough. We gave up the lead and its rough. Everyone in this league makes runs, we were up by 20 and they made that run to get back in it. Its frustrating. We work so hard in practice and we wanted this win so bad. But we can’t get down we just have to get back at it tomorrow and get better.”