Oklahoma City Thunder almost put Memphis Grizzlies on the wrong side of the NBA story with their blowout victory in Game 1 in their first round series on Sunday afternoon.
Thunder beat Grizzlies, 131-80, and the 51-point margin was seven points shy for the worst playoff loss of any team in the NBA story.
This record is still sitting with New Orleans Hornets, which fell to Denver Nuggets, 121-63, in the Western Conference in 2009. It was the worst playoff loss in the league history.
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Oklahoma City Thunder-Guard Luguentz Dort, Left, High-Fives Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after scoring a 3-point basket against Memphis Grizzlies during the second half. (Alonzo Adams Preferred Pictures)
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City had the fifth greatest margin of any team in playoff history thanks to a huge ball movement and choice of shots, especially around the edge.
As a team, Thunder shot 50.5% (50-for-99) and they missed only a free throw of 15 attempts.
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Meanwhile, Grizzlies struggled with a team 34.4% shooting percentage, including a Putrid 6-of-34 from 3-point territory.
Memphis stars like Jaren Jackson Jr. (2-for-13), yes Morant (6-for-17) and Desmond course (3-for-12) fought the whole game. Morant was the only starter that chopped double -digit points.
Oklahoma City Thunder Center Isaiah Hartenstein drives to the basket in front of Memphis Grizzlies Center Zach Edey in the second quarter. (Alonzo Adams Preferred Pictures)
Oklahoma City, who won # 1 total seed after owning the league’s best record of 68-14 in the regular season, played exceptionally well at both ends of the floor.
Defensively, the 22 revenue compared to their own 15 to the game.
At the end, all starters from both teams rested as depth players killed the clock to zero. Realistically, it could have been a worse loss for Grizzlies, as the fourth quarter saw only 19 points scored by Oklahoma City compared to Memphis ’17.
When you look more at the box score, the leading goal scorer for Thunder actually came from the bench as Aaron Wiggins fell 21 on 8-of-15 shooting with four made 3-Pointers.
Memphis Grizzlies Guard yes Morant goes off the field during the second half of a game against Oklahoma City Thunder. (Alonzo Adams Preferred Pictures)
Each Oklahoma City-Starter managed double-digit points, with Jalen Williams led that group with 20, Chet Holmgren noted 19 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 15 despite shooting only 4-of-13 from the field.
