It was an 18-point win for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the second round series. As Lakers head coach JJ Redick and Thunder bench boss Mark Daigneault emptied the benches and the final seconds ticked off the clock inside the Paycom Center, it didn't feel like anyone in Bricktown felt the Thunder had played their best basketball, despite the blowout. This moved the Oklahoma City Thunder to 5-0 during the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The Thunder have never trailed by more than nine points, nor has Oklahoma City fallen behind in the second half of any of these first five games. A postseason of dominance for OKC, which boasts a plus-18.4 net rating during the postseason, second only to the New York Knicks at plus-19.4. The Thunder started slow against the Purple and Gold in Game 1, seeing Los Angeles sprint out to a 7-0 run to begin the contest.…