The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-100 on Sunday and improve their league-best record to 10-1.

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 of his 35 points in the third quarter as the Thunder surged to the lead then held on to continue their mastery of the Grizzlies, who they swept in the first round of the playoffs last season.

Gilgeous-Alexander added seven rebounds, six assists and two steals and Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchell added 21 points each for OKC.

“We know in this league so many variables are thrown at you on a nightly basis,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “You’ve just got to figure out what the task is that night and get it done.

“We’ve done that on multiple occasions in the past

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