After suffering a 51-point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1, the Memphis Grizzlies were hoping to bounce back in Game 2 and put up more of a fight. Well, the Grizzlies put up more of a fight,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27 points, seven rebounds five assists), Jalen Williams (24 points, six boards, five dimes) and Chet Holmgren (20 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks) paced the Thunder, while Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 26 points. Ja Morant added 23 points and six assists.

After their blowout loss in Game 1, Morant pledged that his team would "never play that bad again." To be fair, they looked like a better team in Game 2. At the end of the day, however, a loss is still a loss, and Memphis is now down 2-0.