Thunder in the Playoffs

For the 10th time in 11 years, the Oklahoma City Thunder are Playoff Bound.

For the 10th time in 11 seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to the playoffs.  According to Thunder's public relations, the new schedule and format have secured Oklahoma CIty's place in the postseason. 

The only other NBA franchise to accomplish this feat in the same time frame is the San Antonio Spurs. This season also marks the 11th straight year the Thunder have posted a record over.500.

 Oklahoma City will open the NBA restart on Saturday, August 1st when they play the Utah Jazz at 2:30 central time.  The game will be televised on Fox Sports Oklahoma as Well as ESPN. 

The Thunder and Jazz were scheduled to meet on March 11th when Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Oklahoma City will follow up their rematch with Utah when they play the Nuggets on Monday, August 3rd. 

Schedule for Thunder in Orlando.
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8/1 vs UTA 2:30p
8/3 vs DEN 3p
8/5 vs LAL 5:30p
8/7 vs MEM 3p
8/9 vs WAS 11:30a
8/10 vs PHX 1:30p
8/12 vs MIA 7p
8/14 vs LAC time TBD

📺 All games on @FOXSportsOK

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) June 26, 2020

Two days later, it's another ESPN game this time with Lakers Wednesday, August 5th. The rest of the schedule includes dates with the Grizzlies, Wizards, Suns, Heat, and Clippers. The Thunder are currently 40-24 and just a game and half back of Denver for the third seed in the Western Conference.

The Thunder will depart for Orlando on July 8th, with Celtics, Mavericks, Heat, Grizzlies, Clippers, Pelicans, and Kings. During a conference call on Friday, Chris Paul said health and safety were the NBA's top priorities while inside the bubble. 

General Manager Sam Presti says, "I mean, we're a basketball team, and our job is to play basketball."... "I think a lot of good can come out of playing basketball, as long as it's in the right conditions and the right setting, and again, we've placed our trust in the NBA and the state officials in Florida."

Mark your calendars.
𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠!#ThunderUp | @MidFirst pic.twitter.com/64WpDyzHqj

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) June 27, 2020

"There's been so much work that's gone into that. I'm not privy to all of it, but I trust those people implicitly." Commissioner Adams Silver believes being on campus in Disney will be safer than any place outside."

The signal we are sending is this is definitely not business as usual."..."This is far from an ideal way to finish our season, and it will require tremendous sacrifices from all those involved."

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