After Oklahoma City center Serge Ibaka put together his best game of the series in Game 4, there's a bit of hope that the Thunder will be able to force their own pace at home. If they can, Ibaka might be able to get into a flow and help out Durant.
If that is not the case, Oklahoma City better hope that Kevin Martin or Derek Fisher can knock down a handful of three-pointers to support Durant.
Throughout the series, Memphis has been able to turn games into slow-paced slop fests, and it's worked so far. The Grizzlies have shown why the NBA's all-defensive teams are populated by their players, and there have even been a few surprises along the way.
Point guard Mike Conley has looked like a borderline star, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are assaulting any player that dares come into their paint, and the contribution from role players has been perfect.
Each game in this series has been within a single possession in the final two minutes, so there's no reason to expect a blowout tonight. If Game 5 does go down to the wire, we get to continue the debate over which style of basketball is preferable to win close games: grit-and-grind or hero-ball.
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