After being part of the biggest mid-season trade in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their season end without any fireworks. LeBron James and Luka Doncic were bounced out of the playoffs after five games in a Round 1 exit from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder made short work of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And after a dominant regular season, the Thunder cruised to a 4-0 series sweep,

Scotty Pippen Jr. learned that the hard way in the fourth quarter when he attempted to cut off OKC's All-Star forward on a fastbreak. Williams brushed the undersized defender off with ease, sending him flying, before he stopped on a dime for a 3-pointer that found the bottom of the net.