The Thunder awaits its next NBA playoff opponent. Which team poses a bigger threat, the Lakers or the Rockets?

The New York Knicks set an NBA playoff record Thursday night by taking a 47-point halftime lead over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

After taking a 3-0 series lead in the teams' first-round matchup, which has included absences for Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers have allowed the Rockets to stay alive and force a Game 6. Should Houston pull out a third-straight win on Friday night, the series will come down to a decisive Game 7 on Sunday.

Austin Reaves is returning from a nine-game injury absence Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers attempt to finish their first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets in Game 5.

Even without Kevin Durant, who missed his third game of the series with an ankle injury (he’ll miss his fourth tonight ), the Rockets dominated from the jump and led by as many as 26 points at one poi...