Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 26 as the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.Oklahoma City owns its first 2-0 edge in a playoff series since the 2013 first round. Game 3 in the best-of-seven series is set for Saturday in New Orleans.Gilgeous-Alexander, who shot 13 of 19 from the floor, produced his best-ever scoring total in a postseason game.
Oklahoma City then ripped off a 21-6 run to seize control for what proved to be the rest of the game. After the Thunder took a 13-point lead late in the first quarter, New Orleans never pulled closer than eight in the second quarter and never was closer than 12 in the second half.Outside of Valanciunas, who went 5 of 7 from the floor, New Orleans was just 3 of 14 from the field in the first quarter.While Valanciunas made a big impact on the inside early, so did his Thunder counterpart, Holmgren.
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