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内容摘要：Oklahoma City shot 55 per cent, turned 18 Memphis turnovers into 30 points and extended its winning streak against the Grizzlies to 16 games on Friday night.
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Sixteen meetings, sixteen wins. Whatever the Thunder started against the Grizzlies two seasons ago, they have not stopped: Mitchell's 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting turned a tight first quarter into a 31-point road victory.
A career night set up before halftime
The career high arrived in the least dramatic way possible. Mitchell took 20 shots for 35 points, found five assists and was on the floor for a plus-33 stretch as Oklahoma City pulled away.
Oklahoma City was converting 69 per cent of its shots through the first half, including nine of 17 from three-point range, and it left the locker room 71-49 in front.
Mitchell had been averaging 21.6 points across the five games before this one, and the Thunder's injury list has handed him a permanent share of the second-creator duties.
Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 28 on 11-of-22 shooting with four assists, three rebounds and a block after scoring 43 and 42 in Oklahoma City's two wins over Cleveland.
Jared McCain supplied 21 points from 9 of 14 and four steals, and the Thunder finished with 16 of 35 from three-point range at 46 per cent.
Eighteen turnovers and no answer
Memphis came in first in the NBA from three-point range and shot 5 of 26 in the first half, ending 10 of 45. The gap between those two facts is roughly the score.
This is now 16 consecutive wins against Memphis, a run that includes the four-game sweep in the first round of the 2025 playoffs.
Oklahoma City forced 18 turnovers and turned them into 30 points, and Memphis recorded no blocks on a night it shot 29 of 88 from the floor.
Ty Jerome led the Grizzlies with 21 points and five of five from the free-throw line; Zach Edey added 14 points on 3 of 7 shooting with eight free throws and four offensive rebounds.
Rookie Cameron Boozer was held to eight points on 2 of 14 shooting although he collected 12 rebounds and four assists, and Quinten Post went scoreless in 15 minutes on 0 of 7.
Records, injuries and what comes next
The Thunder improved to 7-2 and kept their home record intact at 4-0, while the Grizzlies dropped to 6-3 with a 2-3 mark at FedExForum.
Memphis was missing Isaiah Stewart and Scotty Pippen Jr., and with no blocks on the night it never had a chance to change a shot at either end. The Thunder scored 62 points in the paint.
Beyond that, Isaiah Hartenstein scored two points but delivered seven assists and finished plus-31, the highest rating on either side.
Bennett Stirtz added 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting with two steals, and Alex Caruso finished with six rebounds and a plus-23 in 20 minutes off the bench.
Up next: the Thunder host the Washington Wizards on Saturday, and the Grizzlies travel to Toronto for Monday's fixture.
Editor's take: The free-throw line was the only place Memphis stayed honest: 29 of 31. Everything else about the night was decided at the other end.
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