The No. 1-seeded OKC Thunder will face the No. 8-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs. Memphis secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed and will open against top-seeded Oklahoma City in a best-of-seven series beginning Sunday on the Thunder’s home court.

The Grizzlies are going to the NBA playoffs. It took two extra games, but Memphis beat the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at FedExForum to win the NBA play-in game and claim the final spot in the playoffs.