A year after taking care of the New Orleans Pelicans in four games, the Thunder handled the Memphis Grizzlies in identical fashion. A perfect sweep is dominant — there’s no real critiques to take away from that first round series.

After a week off between the regular-season finale and Game 1 against the Grizzlies, the Thunder will wait roughly a week to tie up their sneakers again. Depending on how their schedule shakes out, their next playoff game will be between May 3-6, guaranteeing a week off.

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder made short work of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And after a dominant regular season, the Thunder cruised to a 4-0 series sweep,