Oklahoma City’s first-round series was a slugfest, but that could change the next time they step on the floor. The Thunder swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round to win their first playoff series since 2016.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For Gordon Hayward moving forward, it should be a little column A, a little column B. The veteran scorer was the talk of the NBA Trade Deadline with this moment in mind.
The Western Conference feels like a gauntlet in the NBA this season. The Boston Celtics feel like the only true contender out of the Eastern Conference this season as the overwhelming favorite to make the finals out of the group of teams on that side of the bracket.
As the Oklahoma City Thunder broke out the brooms in New Orleans to sweep the Pelicans in the first round of the NBA Playoffs - the story of the series was defense. Oklahoma City rarely had their A-game offensively.
While the NBA Playoffs rage on, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in a unique situation. Not only does OKC have one of the youngest teams in the league and the No.
The No. 1-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder swept the New Orleans Pelicans in a dominant series. They are the youngest team in NBA history to have won a playoff series.
As the world becomes more cynical with each passing day, even the most mundane topics are met with steel cage death matches with diametrically opposed sides.
Any NBA player will preach that closeout games are the toughest. The whistles get wild, the crowd gets crazy and the foe is fighting for their life. That was the story of Game 4 in New Orleans. With the Oklahoma City Thunder owning a 3-0 lead over the Pelicans, the Bourbon Street boys came out firing.
After back-to-back blowout wins, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit on the precipice of the second round. This would mark the OKC Thunder's first playoff series win since 2016.
For the first time since 2016, the Oklahoma City Thunder could be celebrating a playoff series win in a matter of hours. As Game 4 looms in New Orleans, a fast start would ensure the Thunder break out the brooms.
The Phoenix Suns' 2023-24 season ended with a whimper after the franchise was swept in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves. After constructing one of the most expensive rosters in history and trading away every draft asset until 2031, the Suns are faced with the impossible task of re-tooling this roster with essentially no assets.
In a Game 3 win that ended with Oklahoma City earning their second straight blowout win against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it didn't start out as promising.
The Oklahoma City Thunder own a commanding 3-0 series lead over the New Orleans Pelicans and as the series shifts to New Orleans, the NBA has updated their scheduled tip-off times.
In a heartwarming display of dedication and fandom, an Oklahoma City Thunder supporter brought his baby along to watch the team's playoff game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have arrived. They are ahead of schedule and are still one of the youngest teams in the NBA, but do not rule them out on making a deep playoff run.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Thunder faithful gave the team the welcome they deserved after clinching a 2024 playoff berth.
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