Thunder Host NBA Play-Off Game; NFL Draft Begins Tonight

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- This is one of the biggest sports days ever in our state. It's predicted that four of the first five players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft tonight could be either OU or OSU players. Sam Bradford is expected to be the number one pick when the draft starts at 6:30 p.m. Only the first round goes tonight.

Then the Oklahoma City Thunder take to the court at 8:30 p.m. hosting the city's first ever NBA play-off game.

Fans are pumped and will pack the house. Member of the Thunder's staff say they are selling tons of merchandise this week including hats, T-shirts, pennants and the new play-off T-shirts.

And the team is counting on that support during the game.

There are 100 pairs of tickets set aside for tonight. You can enter into a lottery at the Ford Center at 3:30 p.m. and the drawing for that lottery is at 6:30 p.m.

About 25 people will win a pair of tickets to the game, and 75 others will have a chance to buy tickets for $15.

Even if you can't make it inside the arena, everyone's invited to Thunder Alley, a party outside the arena, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

For the latest news about the NFL draft as well as the latest with the Oklahoma City Thunder, visit OKBlitz.com.