Ja Morant finished the loss with 23 points, two rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block while shooting 10/25 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his performance on social media.

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.