The Thunder will have a stress-free Sunday in the Big Easy. Thunder vs. Pelicans is not a game of consequence in a still chaotic Western Conference playoff picture.

After clinching the first seed for the second straight year, it'll be another practice week where the Oklahoma City Thunder won't know their Round 1 opponent until Friday night. Alas, such comes with the territory of success.

Los Angeles Lakers 126, Oklahoma City Thunder 99. It’s the first fly in the ointment for an Oklahoma City team that spent nearly the entire season crushing the NBA schedule before stumbling against the Houston Rockets and the Lakers this past weekend.