Home Court Disadvantage?

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks have both won critical Game 1 road games. The Grizzlies defeated the OKC Thunder 114-101 on Sunday. Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol combined for 54 points(Randolph 34, Gasol 20) and 23 rebounds(Randolph 10, Gasol 13). Kevin Durant and the Thunder will attempt to even the series tomorrow night in Oklahoma City.

The Atlanta Hawks flew into Chicago and defeated the Bulls 103-95. Atlanta's Joe Johnson led all scorers with 34 points. The game was decided by the bench play. Jamal Crawford's 22 points for the Hawks equaled the bench points of the entire Bulls bench. MVP candidate Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 24 points, but must figure out a way to get a win Wednesday night in front of his hometown crowd.