Thunder Host Mavericks In Round One Of NBA Playoffs

The NBA Playoffs return to Oklahoma City with the Thunder taking on the Dallas Mavericks Saturday inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Game one between the second-seeded Thunder and seventh-seeded Mavs will tip off Saturday at 8:30 p.m. CST and be televised nationally.

In a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals, the teams will tangle again in game two on Monday night before shifting to Dallas for the next two games.

If necessary, Games 5, 6, and 7 will be played at alternating sites beginning with a home contest on Monday, May 7 followed by Game 6 in Dallas on Thursday, May 10 and concluding with Game 7 in Oklahoma City on Saturday, May 12. The game times for Games 5, 6, and 7 will be determined once the games become necessary.

Tickets go on sale Friday morning on thunder.nba.com and a very limited number are available.

Oklahoma City vs. Dallas – 2012 Western Conference First Round Schedule

Game 1- Saturday, April 28—Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 p.m.
Game 2- Monday, April 30—Dallas at Oklahoma City 8:30 p.m.
Game 3-Thursday, May 3--Oklahoma City at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Game 4-Saturday, May 5—Oklahoma City at Dallas 6:30 p.m.

Game 5*-Monday, May 7—Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD
Game 6*-Thursday, May 10—Oklahoma City at Dallas TBD
Game 7*-Saturday, May 12—Dallas at Oklahoma City TBD

*Games noted with an asterisk are if necessary matchups.