How bad was Sunday for the Memphis Grizzlies? It can’t get worse.
Memphis Grizzlies interim coach Tuomas Iisalo looks up during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
OKLAHOMA CITY — In rolled the storm that the Memphis Grizzlies asked for Sunday afternoon at Paycom Center.
It was Game 1 against a juggernaut.
But when Oklahoma City brought the Thunder, the Memphis Grizzlies amounted to the family dog shaking on the bathroom floor.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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