The Thunder are the first of eight teams to advance to the NBA playoffs' second round. In a Round 1 series that got competitively closer with each game, they did just enough to su

As has seemingly become customary for this Thunder squad, it’ll have an abnormal amount of time to burn off the chocolate chips and snickerdoodles. The conference semifinals have long been slated to begin May 5-6,

Even though the Thunder swept the Grizzlies, each game was dramatically closer. The Thunder blew out the Grizzlies in a historic 51-point Game 1 win. They beat Memphis in a standard blowout for Game 2. They completed a historic 29-point comeback in Game 3. And finally survived a back-and-forth affair in Game 4.

After defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in the opening round of the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder will now either play the Denver Nuggets or LA Clippers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will have another week off before their next playoff series. After they swept the Memphis Grizzlies in Round 1, they await the winner between the Denver Nuggets and the LA Clippers.