There’s a bit of confusion taking place in Memphis on Friday night. We’re at the end of a quarter in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals, and according to most sources, the Thunder and Grizzlies are tied, 23-23.
Thunder Vs. Grizzlies Score: After Confusion, Memphis Leads, 23-21
I say “most sources” so as to exclude the folks on the ESPN broadcast. Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and company are sticking with the account of their stats man, who insisted that the score was 23-21.
After the break, the crew relented and broadcast the score as 23-23 without acknowledging the apparent error. Well, mistakes happen. Anyway!
UPDATE: Credit to the ESPN broadcast, which was initially right: everyone is now in agreement that the Grizzlies did indeed lead the Thunder at the end of the first, 23-21.
Things became chippy late in the quarter, when the Grizzlies’ Shane Battier and the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook exchanged some words. The incident escalated, and although it didn’t become physical, Westbrook was assessed with a technical foul, as were his teammate, Serge Ibaka, and the Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph.
Stay tuned to this StoryStream for updates. And for more on these teams, check out SB Nation’s Thunder blog, Welcome To Loud City, and our Grizzlies blog, Straight Outta Vancouver.
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