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The Oklahoma City Thunder, to no one's surprise, made incredibly quick work of the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round series. The one-eight matchup wound up as one-sided as they come.
The Grizzlies had the second-worst point differential in a playoff series during the first two games in Oklahoma City. Memphis showed a lot more fight at home, but they still ended up on the losing side of both of those matchups.
The Thunder even rallied from down 29 points to deliver a gutting loss in Game 3 of this series. They were absolutely relentless, proving to be the same vicious machine that was on full display all regular season.
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With the rest of the Western Conference still competing, the Thunder will certainly be afforded an opportunity to catch their breath.
The Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets all still have to figure out how their series unfold.
Isaiah Hartenstein told Paris Lawson that the Thunder will not be growing complacent with where they are any time soon. This team is of a different mindset.
The Thunder will await the winner of the series between the Clippers and Nuggets. No one should be surprised if that matchup goes the distance. The meeting between the winner of that series and the Thunder will be a tale of two very different teams.
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The Grizzlies had the second-worst point differential in a playoff series during the first two games in Oklahoma City. Memphis showed a lot more fight at home, but they still ended up on the losing side of both of those matchups.
The Thunder even rallied from down 29 points to deliver a gutting loss in Game 3 of this series. They were absolutely relentless, proving to be the same vicious machine that was on full display all regular season.
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Thunder will get some time off, but will not get complacent
With the rest of the Western Conference still competing, the Thunder will certainly be afforded an opportunity to catch their breath.
The Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets all still have to figure out how their series unfold.
Isaiah Hartenstein told Paris Lawson that the Thunder will not be growing complacent with where they are any time soon. This team is of a different mindset.
"[We're] just saying hungry. I think that’s the biggest thing. Take care of your body, but don’t get too loose. Especially when you have so much time off you can get a little lose, and that’s just the mental game of it.
[We'll] come back to OKC and get our rest, but also make sure we’re ready for whoever we’re playing against."
-Isaiah Hartenstein
The Thunder will await the winner of the series between the Clippers and Nuggets. No one should be surprised if that matchup goes the distance. The meeting between the winner of that series and the Thunder will be a tale of two very different teams.
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