Dillon Brooks already in villain role for NBA Playoffs, dubs Thunder 'foul baiters'
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns are set to clash in the NBA Playoffs for the first time. Here's what to know.
The Thunder entered its 18th year of existence having already played a playoff series against all but two of its 14 Western Conference foes: Phoenix and Sacramento. Cross off the former. The No.
1 seed Thunder will face the No. 8 seed Suns at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday in Game 1 of a first-round series. After losing to Portland in its first play-in game, Phoenix bounced back by beating Golden State 111-96 in Friday night’s elimination game. These two franchises — the Thunder and Suns — haven’t met in the playoffs since 1997, when the No.
2 seed SuperSonics beat the No. 7 seed Suns in a five-game first-round series. Sooner great Wayman Tisdale was on that Suns team.
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