NBA playoff schedule: How to watch OKC Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans in first round
The Oklahoma City Thunder finally has its opponent for the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The top-seeded Thunder will open the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against the No. 8 seed — the New Orleans Pelicans, which beat the Sacramento Kings in Friday night's play-in finale — at 8:30 p.m. Sunday (TNT) at Paycom Center.
The Thunder won the season series 2-1 against the Pelicans.
Game 2 will be 8:30 p.m. Wednesday (TNT) in OKC.
The series will shift to New Orleans for Games 3 and 4, set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 (TNT) and TBD Monday, April 29.
The rest of the best-of-seven series will rotate between OKC and at the No. 8 seed.
Game 5, if necessary, would be in OKC on Wednesday, May 1.
Game 6 would be Friday, May 3, in New Orleans.
Game 7 would be back in OKC on Sunday, May 5.
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Thunder vs. Pelicans schedule
The Thunder will face either the Kings or Pelicans in the first round of the NBA playoffs:
Game 1: 8:30 p.m. Sunday in OKC (TNT)
Game 2: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in OKC (TNT)
Game 3: 2:30 p.m. Saturday in New Orleans (TNT)
Game 4: TBD Monday, April 29, in New Orleans
*-Game 5: TBD Wednesday, May 1, in OKC
*-Game 6: TBD Friday, May 3, in New Orleans
*-Game 7: TBD Sunday, May 5, in OKC
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How to watch OKC Thunder in NBA playoffs
All first-round games for the Thunder will also be broadcast on Bally Sports Oklahoma, unless ABC is airing it.
Radio: 98.1 FM, 640 AM
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you don't have Bally Sports Oklahoma, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Thunder all season long.
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