Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 118-99 and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Jalen Williams added 24, while Chet Holmgren produced 20 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Thunder.
Thunder race to a 9-0 start
The Grizzlies missed their first ten shots and went three and a half minutes without scoring.
Oklahoma City led 32-17 after the opening quarter and never trailed.
“We wanted to make an emphasis to come out and win that first quarter, set the tone for the night,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
Oklahoma City make 12 first-half threes
Gilgeous-Alexander endured another inefficient shooting night, making ten of 29 attempts, but hit consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter.
The Thunder made a franchise playoff record 12 threes before half-time and carried a 70-52 lead into the break.
Memphis cut the margin into single figures during the third quarter, but Oklahoma City held the visitors scoreless for almost four minutes to open the fourth.
Thunder depth separates the teams
Oklahoma City’s bench outscored Memphis’s reserves 33-14.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 26 points and Ja Morant scored 23. Memphis failed to reach 100 points for a second straight game.
The Thunder had outscored the Grizzlies by 70 points across the first two games after winning the opener 131-80.
