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Thunder vs. Grizzlies: Will OKC keep rolling in wild West? Series keys, schedule and prediction

2025 NBA playoffs. The two franchises have not met in the playoffs since 2013-14, when Grit-n-Grind lost a first-round series to Kevin Durant's Thunder, 4-3.

What we know about the Thunder

They are awesome. The Thunder won 68 games. Of the six other teams ever to do that, four of them won the championship. The other two won one within a season. Oh, and Oklahoma City recorded the second-best net rating in NBA history (+12.8), trailing only Michael Jordan's iconic 72-win 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

They are led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's MVP favorite.