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

The Grizzlies couldn't score. Offense was tough to come by against a vaunted Oklahoma City defense. The results efforts translated to the other end of the floor, resulting in an efficient offensive night for the Thunder and a lackluster performance from Memphis.

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.