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.

After sweeping the Grizzlies, the Thunder is lying in wait until either the Clippers or Nuggets emerge as its second-round opponent.

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 Nuggets and Lakers both gave up big fourth-quarter leads in respective Game 4s while not resting their star players. But only one team escaped with a series-tying win.

Denver went into Game 4 shorthanded, as Russell Westbrook was sidelined with an injury. Even without him, the Nuggets were up big against the Clippers in Game 4, but the Clippers were able to cut into the lead and even tie the game with eight seconds left on a tip-in from Ivica Zubac.

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic had a strong performance in Game 4 of their first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, helping his team tie the series up at 2-2 in a 101-99 victory on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in rebound mode going into a Sunday afternoon Game 4 in their NBA Playoffs series with the Minnesota Timberwolves.