Holmgren loved the physicality that the referees allowed the Thunder to play against the Grizzlies. It's right up their alley as the NBA's best defense in years is built around causing turnovers and wrecking passing lanes for quickly transition buckets.

Chet Holmgren gives an honest comparison of playoff physicality after the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Oklahoma City Thunder saw Chet Holmgren step up in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and he dished on the playoff physicality and his personal shot diet.

The second round is scheduled to get underway from Monday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 6, according to the NBA. But those start dates could be moved up to Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, depending on when first-round series conclude. The NBA playoffs follow a bracket format and do not reseed teams after the first round.

The Thunder are the first of eight teams to advance to the NBA playoffs' second round. In a Round 1 series that got competitively closer with each game, they did just enough to su

Meet reporters Joel Lorenzi, Justin Martinez, Joe Mussatto, Jenni Carlson and editor Jeff Patterson, the team helping tell the story about the Oklahoma City Thunder's rise in the NBA.