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The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Phoenix Suns on Monday night with a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference First Round series and a chance to finish the sweep. Game 4 is set for 9:30 PM ET at Mortgage Matchup Center, with the broadcast on NBC. Oklahoma City has looked like the deeper, cleaner, more connected team through three games. The Thunder won Game 3 by a 121-109 score, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the clear difference with 42 points on an absurdly efficient shooting night. Even with Jalen Williams out, OKC has still found enough scoring, enough defense, and enough ball pressure to keep Phoenix chasing. Phoenix is in a tough spot. The Suns are home, they are catching 10.5

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Ball Arena on Monday night with a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets and a chance to close out their Western Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM ET on NBC, and the betting market has made the situation pretty clear: Denver is still respected at home, but Minnesota has the series edge. Minnesota just beat Denver 112-96 in Game 4, but it was not exactly a clean win from a roster standpoint. Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo both went down, which changes the entire handicap for Game 5. Ayo Dosunmu answered with 43 points, and that is the type of performance that can swing a playoff series, but expecting that same

The Miami Marlins open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch set for 10:10 PM ET on SN LA. Miami comes in at 13-15 and second in the NL East, but the road profile is the real concern. The Marlins are 3-9 away from home and have dropped two straight after letting Sunday’s game get away late in San Francisco. The Dodgers are 19-9, leading the NL West, and they look a lot more comfortable in this spot. They are 11-4 at home, have won two straight, and just blanked the Cubs 6-0 behind another strong overall performance. Shohei Ohtani also ended his 12-game home run drought

The Chicago Cubs visit the San Diego Padres on Monday night to open a three-game series at PETCO Park, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET on MARQ. Chicago enters at 17-11 and second in the NL Central, but the Cubs are trying to stop a two-game skid after running into trouble against the Dodgers over the weekend. San Diego is 18-9 and second in the NL West, and even after blowing a 7-1 lead in a 12-7 loss to Arizona in Mexico City, the Padres have still won 16 of their last 20 after a slow 2-5 start. They are 9-4 at home and have gone 7-3 over their last 10, so this is not exactly a soft