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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchises first Western Conference final. Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions to the edge of elimination. The Grizzlies shook off a first half in which they couldnt hit shots and the Thunder seemingly couldnt miss in building their largest lead in this series at 17 points. But Memphis has yet to lose on its home court this post-season and now is 19-1 here since Feb. 8. They won their third straight overall and seventh in eight games to grab a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series with a win that left coach Lionel Hollins very impressed with the comeback. "We are a team that just plays hard and doesnt quit," Hollins said. "We scratch. We claw. They said grit and grind. I dont know what the heck that means, but we go out and we just battle. We compete. Were not the most talented team thats in the playoffs when we started out. Were not the most talented team thats left in the playoffs. But we go and compete." The Grizzlies have won only two playoff series in their rather short history. They know what a 3-1 lead means. "We have an opportunity in front of us that we can take advantage of," Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said. "I know our guys are focused. Were treating it one game at a time. We know theyre going to fight like they have their backs against the wall just like they did tonight. Theyre going to play with a sense of urgency, and we have to be ready." Game 5 is Wednesday night in Oklahoma City, and the Thunder have played in the Western finals each of the past two playoffs. But they dont have Russell Westbrook in this series, and Kevin Durant hasnt been able to make the key plays at the end now in three straight games. "Its not over yet, and we understand that," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "Its the first to four. Theyre in a good position, but our challenge is not impossible. Its something that we can do. We just have to focus one possession, one game at a time. Hopefully, we can do that and come back here Friday night. Theres a barbeque festival right?" The Grizzlies outscored the Thunder 9-3 in overtime as Oklahoma City went 1 of 8 from the floor. Durant scored 27 points. But the man leading the league this post-season in scoring missed all five of his shots in the extra period, including a layup in the final seconds. Durant went 2 of 13 in the fourth quarter and overtime and had only five points. He did score on a driving layup that forced overtime. The All Star played 48 minutes and was just short on his shots as the game wore on. Asked why he drove for the tying layup in regulation instead of a 3 to win, Durant said he saw a wide-open lane. "I just went to get as close as I could and try to send it to overtime, which we did," Durant said. "They made more plays than us in overtime, and they got the win." Durant got the help from his teammates that he had been needing. Kevin Martin scored 18 points, Serge Ibaka had his best game of the series with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Reggie Jackson had 15. Nick Collison even added 10. Even with a break early in the second quarter, Durant played 48 minutes, 19 seconds. Not that Durant will acknowledge hes tired. "Well, it is midnight, and my bedtime is usually around 12 oclock or so," Durant said. "Im a little sleepy because its past my bedtime. But other than that, Im good." Conley led Memphis with 24 points and Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph each had double-doubles. Randolph had 23 and 12, while Gasol had 23 and 11 along with six blocks on the day the Defensive Player of Year was named to the NBAs second All-Defensive team along with Conley, who had four steals. Allen, who finished with 10 points, had three steals on the day he edged LeBron James for most points for the NBAs All-Defensive team. In 2011, the Grizzlies were the team that blew the big lead in the first half of Game 4 with the Thunder pulling out the win to even up the series. They also wasted home-court advantage last year in the playoffs in the opening round against the Clippers. This time, the Thunder were up by as much as 17 in the first half and 12 in the third. But Memphis used a 20-8 run in the third to get back into this game. The Grizzlies had a chance to close out the win when Ibaka blocked a shot by Randolph just before the buzzer in regulation before doing just that in overtime. "Two years ago when we went three overtimes and we werent feeling like this two years ago, so it feels good," Randolph said. "But were focused, and we know what we got to do Wednesday. Come out and play. Theyre going to come out and play hard. Its not over yet." But Allen scored to open overtime, then Randolph rebounded a miss by Gasol and scored on a putback. Derek Fisher, who missed his first four shots, finally hit a 3-pointer. But the 38-year-old veteran also had his inbound pass stolen by Allen with 21.1 seconds left and Memphis up 100-97. "We came up a little short," Brooks said. The Thunder spent most of the past two days talking about the need to make shots. They did just that to open the game, hitting three of their first five in scoring the first seven points and led 29-18 at the end of the first quarter for their biggest lead in this series. Ibaka found his shooting stroke after struggling through this series, and he had nine points in the first 12 minutes, including a 3-pointer, with seven rebounds. Oklahoma City had its biggest lead on a corner 3 by Durant that gave Oklahoma City a 46-29 lead with 4:26 left. Memphis showed signs of life trimming the Thunders lead to 56-48 at halftime. Oklahoma City thought it had a double-digit lead when Ibaka beat the buzzer with a putback off a missed Durant 3. But officials reviewed the play and waved the bucket off. Tayshaun Prince said the Grizzlies talked at halftime in the locker room happy to get it under 10. The pep talk was simple. "We just told ourselves: Look, we cant play no worse than we did in that first half," Prince said. Notes: The Grizzlies sold out their 15th straight post-season game. ... All three Grizzlies wins in the series have been by six points each. ... The Thunder now have lost three straight. They lost three straight only once during the regular season. ... The Grizzlies have won 11 games when trailing by at least 17 points since Hollins first season as head coach in 2009-10. Thats the most in the NBA in that time.Hydro Flask Comprar . 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On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Hydro Flask Café .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check.TROON, Scotland -- The latest from the British Open (all times local):---7:25 p.m.Henrik Stenson will take a one-stroke lead to the final day of the British Open.After a riveting duel with Phil Mickelson in the last group of the third round, Stenson finished with a 3-under 68 that leaves him with a 12-under 201 total at Royal Troon on Saturday.Mickelson gave up the lead he held after the first two rounds. A couple of bogeys on the inward nine left him with a 70 on a cool, blustery day.That leaves Stenson leading a major all by himself for the first time. And hes never been out front going to the final round, giving him his best shot yet at becoming the first male golfer from Sweden to capture a major championship.The 46-year-old Mickelson is right in the mix for his sixth major title. And he could become the second-oldest winner in Open history, surpassed only by Old Tom Morris in 1867.It looks like a two-man race. Bill Haas is the closest challenger, six shots off the lead.---6:35 p.m.Wheres the beef?Check out the leaderboard at the British Open.Andrew Johnston, a burly, bearded Englishman whos been a big fan favorite at Royal Troon, shot a 1-under 70 on Saturday to pull within six shots of the leaders. The 27-year-old Johnston, whose nickname is Beef, is at 5-under 208 through three rounds, breaking par in all of them.Johnston is quite a character. He made his first trip to America for last months U.S. Open, and then did a piece for the Golf Channel where he downed a 32-ounce steak in the blink of an eye during the Bridgestone.Another big meal might be in order after the way Beef is playing this week.---5:55 p.m.The British Open ambitions of Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler were derailed at The Railway hole.Johnson moved to 5 under par and was in sight of Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson when he took a 7 on the 11th hole, which runs alongside a railway line.It was even worse for Fowler. He hit back-to-back shots from the fairway over the wall that lines the right side of the hole, and onto the rocks next to the rail track. Fowler took an 8 to drop to 1 over, and shot 76 for a 4-over 217 total.The 11th ranks as the hardest hole so far on Saturday. It was on Thursday, too.---5:25 p.m.Phil Mickelson makes the turn at the British Open still holding a one-stroke lead.Lefty is turning in another consistent performance in the windy conditions along the Irish Sea, rolling in a short birdie putt at No. 3 and making par at every other hole on the outward nine.Now, the tough part begins. The inward nine has been especially brutal playing into gusts up to 20 mph (35 kph), so Mickelson will be going into a bit of survival mode the rest of the round.Playing in the final group with Mickelson, Henrik Stenson briefly grabbed the lead with birdies on three of the first four holes. But a couple of bogeys knocked the Swede back before the turn, and he remains one shot off Mickelsons 11-under total -- the same margin they had at the beginning of the day.Andrew Johnston and Bill Haas are five shots off the lead, with Keegan Bradley and Soren Kjeldsen another stroke back.---5:05 p.m.Rory McIlroy is finishing up the third round of the British Open with only 13 clubs.After a poor shot at the 16th hole, McIlroy threw his 3-wood in disgust and broke off the head.McIlroys frustration had clearly been building as he plodded through a mediocre round that ended his chances of making a run at his second Open title.With two holes to play, he was 2 over for the round and back to even par for the tournament, 11 shots behind leaders Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson.---4:55 p.m.The putter has really been Jordan Spieths downfall at the British Open.After barely making the cut, Spieth got off to a blistering start in Saturdays third round with four birdies in the first seven holes.But his momentum was snuffed out when he missed par-saving putts at the ninth and 10th holes, both from about 4 feet. A double-bogey at the 11th effectively finished off his round, and he limped home with a 1-over 72 and a 5-over 218 for the tournament.After winning two majors in 2015 and making a run at the Grand Slam, Spieth has gone 10 straight rounds in the majors without breaking par. And, of course, a final-round meltdown at the Masters cost him a chance to capture his second straight green jacket.Spieth says hes hitting the ball great, but cant get past his struggle on thee greens.dddddddddddd--4:35 p.m.Steve Stricker has really got to be kicking himself over one miserable hole in the British Open.The 49-year-old American turned in another fine round Saturday, shooting a 3-under 68 in cool, blustery conditions at Royal Troon.Stricker opened the tournament with a 67, and he made 17 pars in brutal conditions Friday for what wouldve been a very solid round if not for a quadruple-bogey 8 at the 15th hole.As it is, Stricker is at 3-under 210 for the tournament and probably too far back to make a run at becoming golfs oldest major champion.---4:15 p.m.Phil Mickelson has surrendered the lead at Royal Troon.An errant drive at the 555-yard fourth hole forced Lefty to settle for a par. Henrik Stenson made a two-putt birdie at the par-5 hole, giving him the lead for the first time in the British Open.Stenson began the day one stroke behind Mickelson, who opened the tournament with a record-tying 63. The Swede rolled in a 10-footer for birdie at the first hole, quickly pulling into a tie for the lead in the final group.No male Swedish golfer has ever won a major championship.---3:30 p.m.The leaders have teed off in the third round of the British Open.On a cool, blustery day along the Irish Sea, Phil Mickelson starts out at 10 under and clinging to a one-stroke lead over Henrik Stenson. Given the conditions, its going to be difficult for any player to go very low Saturday.The front nine is playing much easier, with the wind mostly at the players backs. Dustin Johnson actually drove to the back of the green on the 377-yard fourth hole, only to three-putt for a par.The inward nine is proving to be a real beast, however. Top-ranked Jason Day felt the wrath of Royal Troon. He made four birdies on the front side to briefly climb onto the leaderboard, only to take four bogeys on the back to finish with an even-par 71 and a 1-over 214 for the tournament.J.B. Holmes and Patrick Reed are also playing well on the outward leg, but theyve still got the toughest holes to go.---1:25 p.m.Colin Montgomerie might play possibly his last round at a British Open all by himself.The 53-year-old Scotsman dropped to last place of those playing this weekend after shooting 41 on the back nine into the wind for 8-over 79 in the third round Saturday. He is 12 over par for the week at Royal Troon, his home club and where his father was club secretary.Montgomerie said he likely wont attempt to qualify for the Open again. He plays on the senior circuit now.Jordan Spieth looked like making a run at the leaderboard after four birdies in his first seven holes got him back to even par, but he had three bogeys and a double-bogey on his last 10 holes for 1-over 72. Spieth is 15 shots behind second-round leader Phil Mickelson, who was two hours from teeing off.Top-ranked Jason Day made four birdies to reach the turn in 32, and on 3 under.---10:45 a.m.Jordan Spieth is doing his best to get back in the mix at the British Open.Spieth made the cut with no room to spare at Royal Troon and began the third round 14 shots behind Phil Mickelson. He made four birdies in seven holes to get back to even par before a bogey on the ninth to go out in 33.He putted for eagle on three holes, including the par-4 seventh that was downwind. Spieth was about 10 yards short of the green.Haydn Porteous also was 3 under for his round and at 1 over.The leaders were still more than four hours from starting. The question is how much stronger the wind gets in the afternoon, and how long into the evening it blows.---9:30 a.m.The wind is strong and the greens are slower for the third round of the British Open.Gusts already were approaching 20 mph (32 kph) when the third round began at Royal Troon, and they were expected to top 30 mph for most of the afternoon. That led the R&A to decide not to cut or roll the putting surfaces.The wind and cool air was back to its prevailing direction, meaning the outward nine was playing downwind. And it showed. Jordan Spieth and Brandt Snedeker each made two birdies in three holes to start their roundsThe fun was to begin when they turned back into the wind on two of Troons strongest holes, Nos. 10 and 11.Phil Mickelson had a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson. They were still some six hours from teeing off. ' ' '