This game just ripped the hearts out of the Grizzlies and their fans. Memphis came out with the desperation of a team down 0-2 in a series — the Grizzlies had a 40-point first quarter (they had 36 in the entire first half of Game 1).

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are going up against the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And after a dominant regular season, the Thunder are now one win away from the second round.

The OKC Thunder earned a 114-108 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series.