Despite being one of the top teams in the Western Conference for most of the regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies struggled to end the year and ended up in the Play-In Tournament. Despite ultimately securing the No. 8 seed in the West, the Grizzlies were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

Memphis lost the first two games by a total of 70 points and looked completely outmatched by the Thunder, but when the series shifted to Memphis things changed. In Game 3, the Gri

Bumping off Scotty Pippen Jr., Jalen Williams swished in a transition pull-up 3-pointer. The rare outside bucket pushed OKC's lead to double-digit points for the first time with a little under six minutes left.