Mann's Triple-Double Leads Thunder Past Grizzlies In Finale

Tre Mann notched his first career triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 115-100 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Mann finished with 24 points and career highs of 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Jared Butler scored a career-high 25 points and Olivier Sarr added 22 points and a career-best 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who finished with a 40-42 record after going 24-58 last season.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored a career-high 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Memphis. Ziaire Williams added career-bests of 24 points and nine assists for the Grizzlies.

Both teams were locked into their seeds in the Western Conference before the tip — Memphis at No. 2 and Oklahoma City at No. 10 — so key players for both teams sat out. Memphis’ Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Dillon Brooks and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Josh Giddey and Lu Dort were among those who did not play.

Thunder fans were in a celebratory mood at the Paycom Center with the Thunder preparing for the Play-In game on Wednesday — the first postseason action for the franchise since 2020. Thunder players signed autographs before the game. The seats were mostly full, even though the fans knew ahead of time that the game wouldn’t affect the standings.

TIP-INS

Grizzlies: Vince Williams, a second-round draft pick in 2022, had 15 points and eight rebounds in his first career start. ... David Roddy hit a mid-range jumper as time expired in the first half to give Memphis a 49-47 lead. ... Ziaire Williams scored 18 points in the first half.

Thunder: Rookie first-round draft pick Ousmane Dieng had 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his first career start. ... It was Butler’s first start of the season and second career start. ... It was Sarr’s first start of the season and his third career start.

UP NEXT

Grizzlies: Will host Game 1 of a Western Conference playoff series.

Thunder: Will play on the road in a Play-In game.