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Oklahoma City Hosts Los Angeles to Begin Second Round
The Lakers advanced after a 98-78 Game 6 win over Houston, and several tipoff times and TV windows for the series remain unsettled.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers open their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals series on Tuesday at Paycom Center, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
- Los Angeles advanced after routing the Houston Rockets 98-78 in Game 6 on Friday, while Oklahoma City secured its spot following a quick 4-0 sweep of the Phoenix Suns.
- Lakers guard Luka Doncic remains out indefinitely with a hamstring strain suffered April 2, though teammate Austin Reaves returned last week. Thunder forward Jalen Williams is being evaluated weekly for his own hamstring injury.
- Oklahoma City holds a decisive regular-season advantage, having gone undefeated in all four matchups against Los Angeles this season. The Thunder have also won six of the last seven meetings between the two Western Conference foes.
- Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault emphasized staying detail-focused during the layoff, saying, "We just continue to work on the details." The team is preparing despite uncertainties regarding opponent availability.
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