The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of their Western Conference Playoffs matchup, but Ja Morant believes it might have gone down differently had he not exited Game 3—and then missed Game 4—with a left hip contusion.

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

Returning home for Game 3, Memphis showed resilience but ultimately lost 114-108. The Grizzlies led by as many as 29 points but were unable to withstand the Thunder's second-half surge after Ja Morant suffered a hip injury in the second quarter and exited the game.