To advance in the NBA Development League Playoffs, the Blue will need to win a pair of games in Oklahoma City.
The Blue, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, lost at the fourth-seeded Santa Cruz Warriors 121-120 on Wednesday in Game 1 of a best-of-three series.
Dakari Johnson had 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue on Wednesday. Josh Huestis added 26 points and nine rebounds. Alex Caruso had 16 points and Daniel Hamilton 15 for Oklahoma City. Jabari Brown led the Warriors with 36 points.