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After another Round 1 sweep, the Oklahoma City Thunder get to enjoy a mini-vacation. They took care of business against the Phoenix Suns with a mundane Game 4 win on Monday. Turns out, the lopsided matchup played out exactly like everybody thought it would.
The Lakers could be facing the Thunder in the second round. SGA already had a message after Oklahoma City's sweep of the Suns.
Here's what the Oklahoma City Thunder's second-round NBA playoff schedule will be, depending on how the rest of the first round plays out:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the OKC Thunder routed the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers 123-87 Tuesday night to move one win away from clinching the top seed in the Western Conference.
The Oklahoma City Thunder completed their third straight first-round sweep, eliminating the Phoenix Suns 4-0 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Likely to face the Los Angeles Lakers, who lead their series 3-1, the defending champions hold a ...
Houston remains a big longshot for the NBA championship while Detroit's odds shortened to 40-1 after Wednesday.
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Plaschke: Danger ahead! Lakers loss to the Rockets pushes them closer to the worst kind of history
Because the Lakers are two losses from blowing it to bits. This is not really happening, is it? The Lakers aren’t really on the verge of messing up a three-games-to-none lead to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs,
The Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team to advance in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, sweeping the Phoenix Suns 4-0 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's consistent scoring and bench support. The San Antonio Spurs closed out Portland 4-1, while the Lakers and ...