The Oklahoma City Thunder beat Memphis Grizzlies, 131-80, in recreation 1 of their collection of playoffs of the western convention on Sunday, the fifth margin of victory within the post-stage historical past of the NBA.
Jalen Williams scored 20 factors and Chet Holmgren scored 19 factors and 10 rebounds.
Oklahoma City, who completed the conventional The season with a file of 68-14 of the League appeared part of a seed n. 1 whole.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander by Oklahoma City, the league scores champion with nearly 33 factors per recreation, has scored solely 15. The Thunder nonetheless shot 50.5% from the sector.
Ja Morant scored 17 factors for Memphis in simply 6 for 17 pictures. Jaren Jackson Jr., who scored on common simply over 22 factors within the common season, scored 4 factors within the taking pictures 2 for 13. Marvin Bagley III additionally scored 17, however the Grizzlies shot solely 34.4% in whole.
There have been two playoff margins at 58 factors within the historical past of the NBA: Denver beat New Orleans, 121-63, on April 27, 2009, and Minneapolis Lakers who beat the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75, on March 19, 1956.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State of 56 (126-70) on April 21, 1973 and Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks of 54 (120-66) on April 30, 2015.
And now, a recreation of 51 points-in which the Thunder did it properly within the palms of the second quarter.
This was the primary playoff recreation in Memphis beneath the provisional coach Tuomas Iisalo. He educated solely 9 video games of the common season of the NBA earlier than the sport matches.
Game 2 is Tuesday.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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