The NBA Playoffs are here and will begin on Monday, August 17th in the NBA bubble in Orlando. We had 22 teams enter the seeding round in the bubble and now we’re down to the traditional 16 teams, 8 from each conference, battling it out to see who will take home the NBA title this season. It’s been a long ride but we’re finally here.
The No. 4 seed Houston Rockets and No. 5 seed Oklahoma City Thunder will face each other in a Western Conference first-round best-of-7 series. Here you’ll be able to find all the information you need for the series, including how to watch each game, betting odds for the series, recaps and scores, plus NBA DFS analysis. We’ll also be updating with any relevant news and injuries.
Here’s the full schedule for the series:
Game 1: Houston Rockets 123, Oklahoma City Thunder 108
Game 2: Houston Rockets 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 98
Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Oklahoma City vs. Houston, 6 ET, ESPN
Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Oklahoma City vs. Houston, 4 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Oklahoma City vs. Houston, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Oklahoma City vs. Houston, TBD, TBD
Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Oklahoma City vs. Houston, TBD, TBD