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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Memphis Grizzlies might have all summer to think their dismal effort Thursday night. Juston Burris Jersey . The Grizzlies could have closed out the Thunder at home, but Oklahoma City jumped on them from the start and rolled to a 20-point victory. Now, Memphis must play Game 7 on the road Saturday without scoring leader Zach Randolph and possibly point guard Mike Conley. Randolph was suspended for punching Steven Adams in the jaw late in Game 6. The Grizzlies had no comment on the NBAs decision after landing in Oklahoma City, according to team spokesman Jason Wallace. Conley strained his right hamstring in the loss and is struggling to recover. Memphis backup point guard, Nick Calathes, is out for the series because of a drug suspension, meaning No. 3 point guard Beno Udrih will likely carry more responsibility against Russell Westbrook and Reggie Jackson, two of the quickest point guards in the NBA. Conley said Friday that he plans to play, but he expects to be sore. "Me being banged up, youre going to have to ask more out of different guys, see a lot of guys step up," he said. "Were still excited and confident going into tomorrows game, regardless of injuries and how last nights game went." Memphis coach Dave Joergers team has dealt with injuries and lineup changes all season. Tony Allen missed 27 games this season, Marc Gasol 23 and Conley nine. Kosta Koufos and Ed Davis will likely fill Randolphs minutes. "This is it," Joerger said. "Whatever you want to say about the season, its all come down to one game. Certainly, for us to have the best chance to win, we have to play better than we did last night." Even with the issues the Grizzlies face, nothing has been certain in this matchup. The home team has won just twice in a series that has featured four overtime games. Thunder star Kevin Durant said Game 7 is like playing in the NCAA tournament. "You dont have no other option but to win," he said. "You cant get the game back. Its Game 7. You have to be ready to go." The teams have met in the playoffs three of the past four years. Oklahoma City beat Memphis in seven games in the 2011 Western Conference semifinals. "I remember the feeling afterward, and I dont want to repeat that," Gasol said. If the Grizzlies cant control Westbrook, a repeat is possible. Westbrook, who at times has played recklessly in the series, scored an efficient 25 points on Thursday and engineered an offence that shot 49 per cent. His willingness to set up his teammates helped Durant score 14 points in the first quarter. "He was really mindful of looking for guys and finding guys early, picking and choosing his spots well," Durant said. Durant bounced back from his recent struggles with 36 points and 10 rebounds in Game 6. He made 6 of 10 shots in the first quarter Thursday night to set the tone and went 11 for 23 from the field. "Kevin just came out with a different kind of assertiveness last game," Oklahoma City guard Caron Butler said. "He was just real precise and he was vocal." The Grizzlies said they cant allow Durant to get going like that again or their season might be over. "We have to be better at finding him," Allen said. "We understand what he wants to do. Weve just got to be the aggressors on the defensive end. We understand coming into this series, hes going to be an MVP-type player, and we just have to be ready." Thunder coach Scott Brooks, who rarely makes lineup changes, started Butler at shooting guard over Thabo Sefolosha in Game 6. Butler, a better offensive threat than Sefolosha, helped space the floor and opened lanes for Durant and Westbrook. Brooks said Butler will remain in the starting lineup for Saturdays game. Brooks also played Adams more than usual in Game 6, and he responded with five blocks in 21 minutes on Thursday. Brooks said Adams earned the increase in playing time with his hard work in practice and his improvement throughout the season. The game could come down to tempo. In Games 1 and 6, the two matchups with a quicker pace, the Thunder won by double digits. Memphis turned the other four games into slower-paced, grind-it-out overtime battles and won three of them. "It makes for great storylines, but it comes down to playing good basketball," Brooks said. "Executing on both ends, making shots along the way, just continuing to play together and understanding that theres going to be some runs by either team that you have to stay focused and stay together through, and just being committed to what we want to do each possession." Josh McCown Jersey . Although head coach Randy Carlyle jokingly wondered how much actual training Bolland got done while in London. "I dont know how much training goes on when you go back to the junior team that you played for so I wouldnt read too much into that," laughed Carlyle after the Maple Leafs were put through an up-tempo practice that concluded with a 10-minute bag skate on Thursday. Ben Braden Jersey .Y. - The Philadelphia Eagles game at Green Bay against the Packers on Nov. http://www.cheapjetsjerseysonline.com/ . Needing to bulk up on both sides of the line, the Falcons agreed to terms with guard Jon Asamoah, defensive end Tyson Jackson and defensive tackle Paul Soliai. Asamoah and Jackson played last season with Kansas City, where Asamoah lost his starting job.Increased seating at the Olympic Stadium means West Ham will have the third largest capacity in the Premier League from next season. After 112 years at the Boleyn Ground, the Hammers will call the Olympic Stadium in east London their home from 2016/17.The stadium was originally expected to hold 54,000 people but, due to heightened demand, the capacity has increased by 6,000 seats to 60,000. Thats a significant increase on 35,345 capacity of the Boleyn Ground. Premier League stadium capacity Club Stadium Capacity Manchester United Old Trafford 75,653 Arsenal Emirates Stadium 60,260 West Ham NEW Olympic Stadium 60,000 Manchester City Etihad Stadium 55,097 Newcastle United St James Park 52,338 Sunderland Stadium of Light 48,707 Liverpool Anfield 44,742 Aston Villa Villa Park 42,660 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 41,798 Everton Goodison Park 39,571 Tottenham White Hart Lane 36,284 West Ham CURRENT Boleyn Ground 35,345 Southampton St Marys Stadium 32,505 Leicester King Power Stadium 32,312 Stoke Britannia Stadium 27,740 Norwich Carrow Road 27,010 West Brom The Hawthorns 26,850 Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 25,456 Swansea Liberty Stadium 20,909 Bournemouth Vitality Stadium 11,464 The increased capacity means only Old Trafford (75,653) and the Emirates (60,260) can host larger crowds in the Premier League, while only 18 clubs across Europe have larger capacities, according to thestadiumguide.com. The extra 6,000 seats take West Hams capacity beyond Man Citys Etihad Stadium Old Traffords expansion over the years has propelled Manchester Uniteds famous ground up to the ninth biggest stadium in Europe, while the Emirates and Celtic Park (60,500) are the only other British grounds to make the top 20.The additional seating at the Olympic Stadium has moveed the Hammers new home above Manchester Citys Etihad Stadium, Valencias Mestalla and Atletico Madrids Vicente Calderon. Trumaine Johnson Jersey. The move was not met with unanimous approval from all fans, who still feel a great deal of affection for their spiritual home in Upton Park, but Tony Gale insisted the move is exactly what the club needs to keep pace in the Premier League. West Ham have been performing on the pitch too It had to be done, you have to move on, Gale told Sky Sports News HQ. Arsenal had to move out of Highbury into the Emirates Stadium, thinking about the long term.The only worry is that it might take a long time to generate the same atmosphere of the Boleyn Ground.Hopefully the club will go from strength to strength. Top 20 biggest club grounds in Europe Stadium Location Capacity Nou Camp Barcelona, Spain 99,354 Westfalenstadion Dortmund, Germany 81,359 Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain 81,044 San Siro Milan, Italy 80,018 Ataturk Olympic Stadium Instanbul, Turkey 76,092 Old Trafford Manchester, England 75,653 Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 75,000 Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany 74,064 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 72,698 National Sports Complex Olimpiyskiy Kiev, Ukraine 70,050 Athens Olympic Stadium Athens, Greece 69,618 Stade Velodrome Marseille, France 67,000 Estadio de Luz Lisbon, Portugal 64,400 Veltins Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 61,637 Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland 60,500 Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart, Germany 60,441 Emirates Stadium London, England 60,260 Stadio San Paolo Naples, Italy 60,240 Olympic Stadium London, England 60,000 Parc Olympique Lyonnais Lyon, France 59,186 Also See: Olympic Stadium capacity increased Noble not giving up on England Cheap Adidas Hockey Jerseys Wholesale College Jerseys Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys Cheap Football Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Baseball Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Jerseys From China Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Nike NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Soccer Jerseys China Cheap NCAA Jerseys China Stitched NFL Jerseys Cheap Custom Jerseys China Cheap Basketball Jerseys Authentic NFL Jerseys China Cheap College Jerseys Wholesale Football Jerseys ' ' '
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