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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Grizzlies are happy to be back in Memphis, where they finished the regular season by winning a franchise-record 14 straight games. They brought home-court advantage with them. To guard Mike Conley, that ratchets up the pressure even more. Its time for the Grizzlies to protect the place they call the Grindhouse. "Its going to be tough against a team thats played so well, especially on the road," Conley said Wednesday of the Thunder. "But were happy with our position, I can tell you that much." The Grizzlies evened this first-round Western Conference series by winning 111-105 in overtime at Oklahoma City on Monday. Being the visitor Thursday night in a hostile arena for Game 3 isnt a concern for the Thunder, who went 25-16 away from Oklahoma City for the NBAs second-best road record in the regular season. "Everybodys going to be there. Theyre going to have T-shirts. Theyre going to be swinging towels," Kevin Durant said. "Its the playoffs. Its going to be hostile, but weve been there before." Yes, the Thunder certainly have. But they have exactly one win in five previous post-season games in Memphis, and they needed three overtimes to pull that out in the 2011 conference semifinals. Memphis took both matchups in last years semifinals en route to winning the series in five. Memphis went 5-2 at home in the 2013 playoffs, when San Antonio, in the conference finals, was the only visitor to win. Tony Allen, who has made Durant work so much harder for his points in this series, said the Grizzlies cant become complacent knowing theyll have a loud crowd at the FedExForum. "We got to understand its one game at a time," Allen said. "Its the playoffs. Each game counts. Each possession counts. We cant get caught up in that." Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger also has cautioned his team not to simply assume being home will make everything work. That 14-game winning streak that helped them reach the playoffs as the seventh seed also is meaningless. Joerger said its time to start over now, and the team that sets the tone for its style quickest has won each of the first two games. Oklahoma City ran all over Memphis in winning the opener 100-86 in a game that was only that close because the Grizzlies had a big third quarter. The Grizzlies slowed the Thunder down from the opening tip Monday night in leading by as many as 10, even if they needed overtime after Durants amazing four-point play off his 3 falling out of bounds. "Our team is a team that cant play too far from behind because we play a certain style of basketball, and its tough," Grizzlies forward Mike Miller said. "Our starts are big for us. They do have some pressure. They have some expectations." The Thunder practiced Wednesday in Oklahoma City before travelling to Memphis. Coach Scott Brooks wants the Thunder to keep Conley and backup guard Beno Udrih in front of them. Udrih had 14 points in 14 minutes, giving Conley plenty of rest in his first extended action since being claimed off waivers in February. Brooks also wants to make sure Memphis big men work for what they get. Zach Randolph scored 25 points Monday, hitting 10 of his 20 shots. Offensively, Oklahoma City wants to screen better to keep Allen away from Durant as much as possible. "If we dont have good setups and good screens, its going to bog down and its going to be tough shots at the end of the shot clock," Brooks said. Of course, thats exactly what the Grizzlies want to slow down the Thunder. "We just keep slogging along and we feel always that if we get you in a possession game, we feel like that over the course of 48 minutes that we can grind you down," Joerger said. ___ AP Sports Writer Cliff Brunt contributed to this report from Oklahoma City, and AP freelance writer Clay Bailey contributed in Memphis. ___ Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker Cheap Under Armour Uk . Fifth-seeded Cilic gained his fourth title in Zagreb and became the third Croat overall to win at least 10 career titles. Cilic also lifted his career record in Zagreb to 22-4, winning 20 of his last 21 matches at the event. Under Armour Outlet Uk .C. -- Duke sophomore Rodney Hood is entering the NBA draft. http://www.wholesaleunderarmouruk.com/ . The Calgary Stampeders announced both moves on Wednesday. Parker played 17 regular season games with the Stampeders in 2013, setting career-highs in catches (21) and yards (217). Under Armour Sale Clearance Uk . 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We also found no evidence that a woman at the NFL acknowledged receipt of that video in a voicemail message on April 9, 2014, the report said. The Mueller Report has been criticized for failing to address key allegations in a more definitive way. The problem, however, is less that Mueller did not do a good job (he did a very good job) and more the assignments inherent limitations. Specifically, Mueller faced a key obstacle: he had no subpoena power or the legal authority to compel the production of evidence or testimony. Mueller isnt a prosecutor working for the court; he works at a private firm and was hired by the NFL to generate a report. Without that subpoena power, he wasnt able to try and compel the Associated Press to reveal the identity of the woman at the NFL who is alleged to have confirmed receipt of the Rice video and adding, Youre right. Its terrible. There is of course no guarantee the AP would have revealed its source if forced to do so by a court, but it could have certainly encouraged the production of key evidence. And without that subpoena power, Mueller wasnt able speak to the lieutenant from an agency that apparently gave a detailed account of the second video to the Ravens before it went public. These are two critically important pieces of evidence that Mueller was unfortunately unable to properly consider. So rather than say the NFL never saw the video, he qualified that conclusion with the phrase we found no evidence that anyone at the NFL saw it. It doesnt, however, mean the evidence doesntt exist.dddddddddddd All that to say, we cannot conclude with certainty that the NFL was engaged in a cover up. It is possible that the AP story was inaccurate. We simply dont know for certain. While some are left unsatisfied with the report, Mueller was thorough in his review. Over four months, his team interviewed 188 people, searched 400 computers and devices, and reviewed thousands of documents, emails and text messages. Still, the circumstances were such that Muellers powers were limited. Speaking of witnesses, there was a second limitation Mueller was facing. Witnesses were not facing a possible charge of perjury if they did not tell the truth. Perjury is knowingly lying under oath and its a crime that can result in jail time. Of course, there is also the criticism that this was not an independent investigation. Mueller was hired and paid by the league, and his law firm counts the NFL among its clients. As a result, there is not the distance between the NFL and Mueller that some would like. Ultimately, the Mueller Report was likely anticlimactic. Its findings corroborated the NFLs version of the story. Further, while the report recommends changes to NFL protocols when handling cases of domestic violence, the league has already taken remedial action by amending its Personal Conduct Policy, hiring a new head of discipline and seeking the counsel of domestic violence experts. As well, we have already seen dramatic and positive changes in the manner domestic violence is handled by leagues. Players like Jeffrey Taylor of the Charlotte Hornets and Slava Voynov of the L.A. Kings were suspended without pay when allegations of domestic violence materialized. Leagues have largely adopted a zero tolerance policy when it comes to domestic violence. Public sensibilities also seemed to have shifted towards greater intolerance. Between 2000 and 2014 there were 85 instances of domestic violence in the NFL with little in the way of sustained public outrage. Those days, however, are over. Indeed, Ray Rice changed absolutely everything. And thats the silver lining in this big sorted mess. ' ' '