Prior to Sunday night's face-off, the last time Ja Morant squared off against the OKC Thunder was back during the 2025 Western Conference Quarterfinals, a series the Grizzlies were handily swept in.
Nevertheless, despite their four-game ouster, the All-Star point guard made it a point to say during his exit interview that, had he not succumbed to a hip injury in Game 3 -- a game Memphis led by as much as 29 points --, the series would have wound up going back to FedExForum tied up at 2-2, specifically noting that he "had them figured out.