After a week's wait, the Oklahoma City Thunder have finally learned their Round 1 opponent for the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Memphis Grizzlies blew out the Dallas Mavericks to clinch the eighth seed in the play-in tournament.
The Thunder are fresh off one of the greatest regular-season campaigns in NBA history. They finished with a franchise-best 68-14 record and captured the best point differential ever. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on his way to winning a probable MVP award.
Meanwhile, the Grizzlies saved their season in an elimination game. They lost the seventh seed with a loss to the Golden State Warriors, but dominated the Mavericks in a 120-106 win to capture the final playoff spot.