OKLAHOMA CITY — Running into Jalen Williams like a brick wall, Ja Morant lost control of the ball as Alex Caruso dove from behind. Cason Wallace picked it up for the easy steal and passed it to Williams. The All-Star muscled his way through Luke Kennard for the physical layup.
That defense-to-offense sequence summed up the game as it put the first seed up by 20 points. While not a historic 51-point win, the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 118-99 Game 2 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to go up 2-0 in the Round 1 series.