As the Oklahoma City Thunder await their Round 2 opponent, they enjoy another mini-vacation. Those are the perks of taking care of business with a Round 1 sweep over the Phoenix Suns. The lopsided matchup proved to be stress-free for the reigning NBA champions. Even with Jalen Williams’ injury.
The Thunder will face either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Houston Rockets. LeBron James led his squad to a 3-0 series lead. But the Durant-less opposition has rattled off two straight wins. Now, we’ll get at least six games of this Round 1 series.
Until then, the NBA has given you a ballpark range of when the Thunder will suit up again. The league released a bunch of tentative Round 2 series schedules. Here’s what all of the scenarios look like:
Lakers vs. Thunder
If the Lakers win Game 6 AND either Detroit-Orlando or Cleveland-Toronto ends in Game 6:
- Game 1: Lakers vs. Thunder on Sunday, May 3
- Game 2: Lakers vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5
- Game 3: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 9
- Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers on Monday, May 11
- Game 5: Lakers vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13*
- Game 6: Thunder vs. Lakers on Sunday, May 16*
- Game 7: Lakers vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18*
If necessary means *
Lakers vs. Thunder
If the Lakers win Game 6 AND both Detroit-Orlando and Cleveland-Toronto end in Game 6:
- Game 1: Lakers vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5
- Game 2: Lakers vs. Thunder on Thursday, May 7
- Game 3: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 9
- Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers on Monday, May 11
- Game 5: Lakers vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13*
- Game 6: Thunder vs. Lakers on Sunday, May 16*
- Game 7: Lakers vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18*
If necessary means *
Lakers vs. Thunder
If the Lakers win Game 6 AND both Detroit-Orlando and Cleveland-Toronto end in Game 7:
- Game 1: Lakers vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5
- Game 2: Lakers vs. Thunder on Thursday, May 7
- Game 3: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 9
- Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers on Monday, May 11
- Game 5: Lakers vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13*
- Game 6: Thunder vs. Lakers on Sunday, May 16*
- Game 7: Lakers vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18*
If necessary means *
Lakers vs. Thunder
If the Lakers win Game 7:
- Game 1: Lakers vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5
- Game 2: Lakers vs. Thunder on Thursday, May 7
- Game 3: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 9
- Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers on Monday, May 11
- Game 5: Lakers vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13*
- Game 6: Thunder vs. Lakers on Sunday, May 16*
- Game 7: Lakers vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18*
If necessary means *
Rockets vs. Thunder
If the Rockets win Game 7:
- Game 1: Rockets vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5
- Game 2: Rockets vs. Thunder on Thursday, May 7
- Game 3: Thunder vs. Rockets on Saturday, May 9
- Game 4: Thunder vs. Rockets on Monday, May 11
- Game 5: Rockets vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13*
- Game 6: Thunder vs. Rockets on Sunday, May 16*
- Game 7: Rockets vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18*
If necessary means *
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Here is every OKC Thunder, Lakers-Rockets Round 2 series schedule scenario
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