After a week off between the regular-season finale and Game 1 against the Grizzlies, the Thunder will wait roughly a week to tie up their sneakers again. Depending on how their schedule shakes out, their next playoff game will be between May 3-6, guaranteeing a week off.

Oklahoma City completed a first-round sweep, but it still needs to find its outside shooting touch. On Saturday, the Thunder held on to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 to earn a 4-0 series win and advance to the second round.

True juggernauts so far this year, the 68-14 Oklahoma City Thunder, could complete a sweep of the series tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies in game four. Winning game one by a record margin of 51 points was a true statement of intent.

After the win, Holmgren fired back at Gilgeous-Alexander’s critics, focusing solely on the All-Star’s field-goal percentage while overlooking every other facet of SGA’s game.

It took four games, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally looked like the probable MVP winner he was in a playoff setting. He ensured the Oklahoma City Thunder flew home without a Game 5 on the docket.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday and a sweep of their first-round Western Conference series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of their Western Conference Playoffs matchup, but Ja Morant believes it might have gone down differently had he not exited Game 3—and then missed Game 4—with a left hip contusion.