Memphis beat Oklahoma City 152-79 and the 73-point victory was the largest margin of victory for an NBA team in league history.
The Grizzlies were even playing without one of the brightest young superstars in the league in Ja Morant and still managed to score 152 points. Nine out of the 12 who played for Memphis were in double figures in scoring. Jaren Jackson Jr. was the lone player for Memphis who scored more than 20 points. He finished with 27 along with three rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Last May, the Thunder lost a home game by 57 points to the Pacers.
Tonight, they lost a road game by 73 points to the Grizzlies.
The Thunder now have the largest road loss and the largest home loss in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/tyq3Im2CIQ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2021
The Grizzlies scored 82 points in the paint; the Thunder scored 79 points total.
It’s the 1st time since 2000 that a team scored more paint points than total points scored by the other team. pic.twitter.com/RrkculwBqa
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2021
