Who will OKC Thunder face in first round of NBA playoffs? Ranking possible opponents
One of four play-in teams will face the OKC Thunder in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. We rank each possibility from easiest to toughest.
The top-seeded OKC Thunder will look to win its second straight NBA championship . OKC's title defense begins with the first round of the playoffs, which starts with Game 1 at 2:30 p. m.
CT Sunday inside Paycom Center (ABC). And it'll learn its opponent following the conclusion of the play-in tournament . The Phoenix Suns will host the Portland Trail Blazers at 9 p.
m. CT Tuesday for the seventh seed. The loser will then host the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors at 9 p.
m. Friday for the eight seed and the right to face OKC. Here's how the Thunder's four possible first-round opponents rank from the easiest to toughest matchup: More: OKC Thunder rests stars again in loss to Suns, now awaits NBA Playoffs Ranking OKC Thunder opponents for first round of NBA playoffs 4.
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