Safe to say the Thunder passed its first test of the playoffs. Oklahoma City mauled Memphis 131-80 Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

Both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors took 1-0 leads in their respective NBA Playoff series. The Thunder's win was one of the most lopsided playoff games in the history of the MVP. While the No. 1 seed is expected to beat the No. 8 seed a majority of the time, it's unlikely anyone saw just how Game 1 would shake out.

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are going up against the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Thunder are coming off a dominant regular season. OKC won an NBA-best 68 games,