The Grizzlies need to decide on a permanent coach and also have to figure out what caused the collapse that dropped them from second in the Western Conference in late February to having to make the playoffs as the No.

Even though the Thunder swept the Grizzlies, each game was dramatically closer. The Thunder blew out the Grizzlies in a historic 51-point Game 1 win. They beat Memphis in a standard blowout for Game 2. They completed a historic 29-point comeback in Game 3. And finally survived a back-and-forth affair in Game 4.

The Memphis Grizzlies battled without key pieces, but their season ended on April 26 after a Game 4 loss to the OKC Thunder in the first round.