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Lakers vs. Thunder Game 1 Preview: Does L.A. have a miracle in them?

The second round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder begins on Tuesday on the latter’s home court. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder When: 5:30 p.m. PT, May 5 Where: Paycom Center Watch: NBC, Peacock In the Lakers’ first round series against the Houston Rockets, pretty much […]

MMBets: the Western Conference second round could get out of hand

While the Eastern Conference gave us three game sevens in round one, the West gave us no such drama. Oklahoma City and San Antonio moved on with ease, and Los Angeles and Minnesota won their game sixes by sizeable margins. Unfortunately for the viewer, the Lakers and Timberwolves are missing their best players as they […]

JJ Redick wants everyone to know the Thunder don’t commit fouls

In the Thunder’s last series, Suns guard Devin Booker had a bit of a crash out while airing his grievances over officiating and, specifically, with James Williams, who Lakers fans will be familiar with. There shouldn’t be any similar remarks from the Lakers this round, though, because, according to Lakers head coach JJ Redick, the […]

Jalen Williams status uncertain for Thunder with hamstring strain

The Lakers aren’t alone in having been without a star player due to a hamstring strain in their upcoming playoff series. During the Thunder’s first round series with the Suns, Jalen Williams exited Game 2 with a hamstring strain, a sight purple and gold faithful are certainly familiar with. After the game, Williams was diagnosed […]

Here’s the schedule for the Lakers vs. Thunder playoff series

After a hard-fought series against the Rockets, the Lakers will move into the second round against an even more daunting opponent in the Thunder. The cream of the crop for the entire season, Oklahoma City’s sweep of the Suns in the first round means the Thunder have been patiently waiting for their next foe. It […]

Lakers to play Thunder in second round

After taking care of the Rockets in six games, the Lakers will move to the second round for a matchup against the league’s best team in the Thunder. The series will start on Tuesday, May 5. The defending champions ran riot through everyone not named San Antonio this season, then made quick work of Phoenix […]

Monday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links

In Monday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Orlando took a 3-1 lead over Detroit with a 94-88 win, Oklahoma City knocked Phoenix out, 131-122, and Denver whipped Minnesota, 125-113. Paolo Banchero racked up 18 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists for the Magic, while Wendell Carter had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jared McCain got […]

Discuss Today’s NBA Playoff Games Here!

The NBA Playoffs continue tonight with three more games on tap! In the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons will try to avoid falling into a 3-1 series hole against the rejuvenated Orlando Magic. Then in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder face the Phoenix Suns, followed by a matchup between the Denver Nuggets and […]

Thunder Lose Jalen Williams to Hamstring Injury

The Oklahoma City Thunder received some bad news today in the midst of their run through the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Wing Jalen Williams has sustained a Grade 1 hamstring strain, reaggravating an injury that has plagued him all season. He will now be evaluated on a weekly basis. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news. […]

NBA Playoffs Chat: Pistons-Magic, Suns-Thunder

The NBA Playoffs continue tonight with two more games on the slate! In the East, can the first-seeded Detroit Pistons bounce back from a disappointing Game 1 loss to the suddenly awake Orlando Magic? In the West, can the Phoenix Suns give any sort of fight against the Oklahoma City Thunder juggernaut on the road? […]

Utah wins a coin flip: somewhere, Sam Presti utters a profanity

The Utah Jazz rejoice as a coin flip for the 4th-best lottery odds fell in their favor, securing the first-round pick away from Oklahoma City’s greedy clutches. At the fifth odds, there was a chance of slipping to the ninth pick and falling out of the top-8 protection bubble. At four, those odds are erased […]

Monday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links

In Sunday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics crushed the Philadelphia 76ers, 123-91. Jared McCain and the OKC Thunder took care of the Suns, 119-84. Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic shocked the Detroit Pistons, 112-101. Finally, Mason Plumlee and the San Antonio Spurs hammered the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-98. Tatum nearly […]

NBA Announces Chet Holmgren as Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

The most elite defenders of the NBA’s 2025-26 season include San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson, and Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren. Holmgren is coming off an NBA All-Star appearance for the first time in his young career. He’s on the chase for a second-straight NBA championship, becoming the […]

Luka Dončić not named finalist for 2026 NBA MVP award

Despite being ruled eligible for the award through the Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge, Luka Dončić was not named a finalist on Sunday for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. The three finalists for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama. While we’ll get to SGA and Jokić, the most legitimate complaint is Wemby’s inclusion over Luka. […]

Blazers Loss in San Antonio Sets Up Big Game on Friday

The Portland Trail Blazers got some good news out of their trip to play the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Clippers, the team the Blazers are racing in the road to the NBA Play-In Tournament, lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder. That took the sting out of Portland’s 112-101 defeat at […]

A season of work for the Lakers crumbled in a weekend

How did we get here? That question has been on a loop in my mind. With every Cooper Flagg jumper over Luke Kennard. During the whole fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Thunder game. It’s hard to really grasp how quickly everything went awry. This season deserved better than this. How did we get here? A week […]

Lakers continue to lose ground in Western Conference

It’s more a matter of when, not if, the Lakers fall down to the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference it seems. There hasn’t been much going right for the Lakers over the last week and Monday night was no different. For one, the Lakers lost to the Thunder, which didn’t help their own […]

Player Grades: Lakers vs. Thunder

The final score of Tuesday’s game was both a reflection of the chasm in talent between the Lakers and Thunder but also not entirely indicative of the effort LA gave to start the game either. For the opening 18 minutes, the hosts held their own on the back of effort and energy plays on both […]

Zombie Lakers blasted by Thunder again

A heavily depleted Lakers team was once again blown out on Tuesday by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 123-87. LA was down Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Marcus Smart and Jaxson Hayes. Despite that, they started the game with a bunch of energy and effort, keeping the game close for the first quarter-and-a-half. However, water […]

The Spurs’ preferred playoff matchups

The San Antonio Spurs will play their first playoff game in seven seasons in two weeks. The team has blown out all of their expectations on their way to home-court advantage through two rounds of the playoffs. As the season comes to an end, it seems unlikely the Spurs will catch the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

LeBron James out vs. Thunder due to left foot injury management

Just when it looked like the Lakers’ injury report couldn’t get worse, it has. The Lakers will have to play against the Thunder without LeBron James, who has been ruled out due to left foot injury management. The team is already playing without Marcus Smart, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, so now the only starter […]