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AND Oklahoma City Thunder Almost put Memphis Grizzlies on the wrong side of NBA history with his victory in the game 1 of his first round of his first round on Sunday afternoon.
Thunder defeated Grizzlies, 131-80, and that margin of 51 points was seven points shy of the worst defeat in the playoffs of any team in Nba History.
This record is still sitting with the New Orleans Hornets, which in the first round of 2009 fell to Denver Nuggets, 121-63, 2009 of the Western Conference. It was the worst playoff loss in the history of the league.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Luguentz Dort, left, High Five Five Guardian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after scoring a 3-point basket against Memphis Grizzlies after the second half. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Pictures)
In the meantime, Oklahoma City had the fifth biggest margin of the victory of any team in the playout history thanks to the huge ball movement and selection, especially around the hoop.
As a team, Thunder shot 50.5% (50-for-99), and missed only one free throw in 15 attempts.
I morant shrugged while Grizlies top Mavs to move on to NBA playoffs
Meanwhile, Grizlies He struggled with a team of 34.4% shooting, including feverish 6-o-34 with 3 points.
Memphis stars like Jaren Jackson Jr. (2-for-13), I Morant (6-Za-17) and Desmond Bane (3-for-12) have long struggled with the whole game. Morant was the only starter to reach a double -digit point.
The Oklahoma City Thunder Center Isaiah Harttenstein is driving in a basket in front of the Memphis Grizzlies Center Zach Edey during the second quarter. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Pictures)
Oklahoma City, who earned a total number 1 of the number 1 after he owned the best record of the league from 68-14 during the regular season, played extremely well on both ends of the floor.
In defense, they forced 22 turns compared to their own 15 to play.
In the end, all the starters from both teams rested as the depth players killed the hour to zero. Realistically, for Grizzlies it could have been a worse loss, as the fourth quarter recorded only 19 points scored by Oklahoma City compared to Memphis 17.
Looking more into the frame, Thunder’s leading scorer actually got off the bench, as Aaron Wiggins fell 21 to 8-o-15 shots with four 3-pointer.
Memphis Grizzlies Guardian I Morant comes out of the field during the second half of the game against Oklahoma City Thunder. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Pictures)
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Each starter in Oklahoma City was managed by two-digit points, and Jalen Williams led that group of 20, Chet Holmgren 19 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 15 despite shooting only 4 out of 13 from the field.
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