Thunder grab top seed in West, LeBron's Lakers one win from NBA playoffs

Thunder grab top seed in West, LeBron's Lakers one win from NBA playoffs

LOS ANGELES: The unexpected Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the Western Conference top seed ahead of the defending champion Denver Nuggets as the NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday (Apr 14). The youthful Thunder rolled past the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks - who rested Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving am

Giddey's Thunder snatch West top seed for NBA playoffs

The NBA regular season has come to an end, with the Boston Celtics and Josh Giddey's Oklahoma City Thunder in pole position.

NBA playoffs, play-in tournament set as Thunder grab West’s top seed

The last day of the regular season finalized seeding for the NBA playoffs and play-in tournament, with the Oklahoma City Thunder earning the top seed out West and the play-in set to begin on Tuesday. The eighth-seeded Lakers will face the No. 7 Pelicans in New Orleans, a familiar matchup after Los Angeles initiated that game by winning 124-108 in New Orleans on Sunday. That win prevented the Pelicans from avoiding the play-in tournament altoget…

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers jump to No. 8 seed, to host Pelicans in play-in, Oklahoma City Thunder snatch West No. 1 seed

"The final day of the NBA regular season was a wild one with plenty of movement across the board in both conferences. The Oklahoma City Thunder\u0027s remarkable rise after years in the doldrums continues as they secure the No. 1 seed in the West. The LA Lakers were on the move as well as they pushed up to the No. 8 seed to get a better shot at reaching the play-offs."

Suns avoid play-in, Thunder lock up top seed in wild final day for West

Martine Gaillard runs through a wild final day for the Western Conference which saw the Thunder lock up the No. 1 seed, the Suns crushing the Timberwolves to get out of the play-in tournament and Lebron James helping the Lakers clinch the eight seed.