The Oklahoma City Thunder await their second round matchup in the NBA Playoffs as the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers. Who should the Thunder hope to see?

That said, the Thunder should prefer the Clippers to move on to Round 2. Leonard and Harden are a scary duo to face, but OKC is equipped with the right perimeter defenders to slow them down. Zubac has had a career season, but Hartenstein is the perfect counterpart against him on the boards and inside the paint.

The OKC Thunder will face either the Denver Nuggets or the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

After two days off, the Thunder returned to the practice court. They were the first team to advance to the second round after they swept the Memphis Grizzlies in a 117-115 Game 4

But oftentimes vs. Memphis, Chet Holmgren had John Wick’s itch to pull — a welcome sight from a budding star aiming to maximize that gravity.

Surviving a nail-biter, the Thunder collected a 117-115 Game 4 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to complete the sweep. The short-handed eighth seed was without Ja Morant but still p