The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder are good bets to repeat, but we ran 100 different simulations to find out what other teams could pull the upset.

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns at Paycom Center on Sunday afternoon as Oklahoma City opens its playoff run with a 0-0 mindset, home-court advantage, and early drama after comments from Dillon Brooks.

The Phoenix Suns are the No. 8 playoff seed in the West. That means they must next face No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder starting April 19.

BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns to begin the Western Conference first round. Oklahoma City went 3-2 against Phoenix during the regular season. The Suns won the last regular season matchup 135-103 on Monday led by 27 points from Jamaree Bouyea, while Branden Carlson scored 26 points for the Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, no longer the young upstarts, begin defense of their NBA title Sunday at home against the Phoenix Suns

The Oklahoma City Thunder opened a fan hub with games, giveaways, and merchandise leading up to Sunday’s round 1 playoff opener.

The league hasn’t had a repeat champion since the 2017-18 Warriors. The level-headed, consistent Thunder may be the ones to change that

Families, survivors and first responders will gather Saturday as the city remembers the 168 people killed and reflects on resilience after the 1995 attack.