After doubling up the Memphis Grizzlies on the scoreboard for most of the second half, the Oklahoma City Thunder started their hopeful deep NBA playoff run with a bang. A historic 131-80 Game 1 win set the tone for the first seed against the eighth seed.

After taking down the Dallas Mavericks in the play-in tournament, the Memphis Grizzlies earned the right to play in the NBA playoffs as the eighth seed in the W

Star point guard Ja Morant was confident that the Memphis Grizzlies would improve following a lopsided 131-80 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. “We will never play that bad again," Morant said after the contest, per ESPN's Tim MacMahon.