After the Grizzlies were historically defeated, Ja Morant’s message was easy to open a first-round playoff series with Thunder.
Memphis’ 51-point loss on Sunday in Oklahoma City was the worst in the franchise’s playoff history, and the Grizzlies superstar led it to declare that it would never happen again.
“We’re never going to play that bad again,” Morant told reporters effectively about the issue after the game.
The Grizzlies will certainly want to erase their Sunday performance from their hearts, but that’s something that fans will find difficult to forget.
ESPN research has been called It was the fifth-highest margin in the NBA playoff game on Sunday’s defeat, and the final loss came in 2015 when the Bulls defeated the Bucks 54 points.
The Memphis players were trying to get things into perspective when they addressed reporters after the defeat.
“At the end of the day, it’s one game,” Bain said. According to commercial appeal. “If you lose at 50 or lose with a buzzer beater, the series is still 1-0. Certainly not the outcome we wanted, but there’s a good chance to win one on the road in two days.”
Oklahoma City led up to 56 points and did not play a starter in the fourth quarter.
“Fortunately, there’s only one way out of the way, but that’s going up,” Grizzlies interim coach Tuomas Isaro told reporters, according to ESPN. “We analyze it, then learn from it, then fix what hurts us. But there’s a lot.”
Morant finished with 17 points in a 17-for-6 shooting and recorded four assists.
Memphis will have the opportunity to show they can rebound from the ugh start to the series when they play Game 2 in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
