Zach Randolph leads Grizzlies past OKC to force Game 7

**Admin** Sat May 14, 2011 1:37 am

Zach Randolph had 30 points and 13 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 95-83 to push their Western Conference semifinal to a deciding Game 7.

The Grizzlies had never won a game before when facing elimination, but that was back in 2004, 2005 and 2006, when they were swept out of the postseason each of those years. These Grizzlies are having not only the best playoff run in franchise history, but they now have won more games this postseason than any other No. 8 seed from the West.

Game 7 will be this Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City, with the winner advancing to play the well-rested Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conferece Finals. In the Eastern Conference, the finals are set to begin in Chicago as the Bulls take on the Miami Heat in Game 1 on Sunday night.