It wasn't a great outing Monday night, but the Oklahoma City Thunder got the job done.
The Thunder are now headed into the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in nearly a decade.
The Thunder used a late run to fend off the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 in Game 4 of their opening-round playoff series Monday at the Smoothie King Center. The win completed the 4-0 series sweep and officially sends them into the next round of the playoffs. It was their first series win since 2016 and first sweep since 2012.