According to Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies ' fate was sealed when Lu Dort collided with him mid-air before Game 3 went into halftime. A nasty spill on the hardwood ruled him out for the final one-and-a-half games of a four-game sweep by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Memphis lost the first two games by a total of 70 points and looked completely outmatched by the Thunder, but when the series shifted to Memphis things changed. In Game 3, the Gri

The Grizzlies were leading 67-40 in the second quarter when Lu Dort undercut Ja Morant on a dunk attempt. That knocked Morant out of the game, and the Grizzlies fell apart without him. The Thunder would go on to win 114-108 to take a 3-0 lead, which all but ended the series.

Even though the Thunder swept the Grizzlies, each game was dramatically closer. The Thunder blew out the Grizzlies in a historic 51-point Game 1 win. They beat Memphis in a standard blowout for Game 2. They completed a historic 29-point comeback in Game 3. And finally survived a back-and-forth affair in Game 4.

As the first team to move on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder get some time off. Rest for the best.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference semifinals Saturday by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 to complete a four-game sweep