The Thunder faced off against the Pelicans G2 and easily led 2-0. For the whole game, Jalen Williams had 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Holmgren had 26 points and 7 rebounds, and Alexander had 33 points and 5 assists.
When the Thunder won the first place in the West, they all thought that this was the soft persimmon of the first group in the West, after all, this youth army lacked playoff experience.
But judging from the first two matchups, the Thunder won the first place in the West not by luck, but by strength. Their new three young people are already comparable to the Duharvey of the year.
The Thunder set off a youth storm that year, with Durant, Wei Shao and Harden leading the team to the Finals. Now that all three have left, after years of hibernation, the Thunder have ushered in a new three, they are Alexander, Holmgren and Jalen Williams, and the team is also re-emerging.
In this G2, the Thunder is basically beating the Pelicans under the leadership of Sanshao. Holmgren started the game hotly, playing 7 minutes and 44 seconds, shooting 5-of-5 (3-of-3 from three-point range) and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and has 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, giving the Thunder a 35-22 lead in the first quarter.
At halftime, Holmgren played 12 minutes and 16 seconds, shooting 7-of-9, 3-of-4 three-pointers, and 3-of-4 free throws, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Holmgren scored 20 points in the first half, the second-most rookies in the playoffs in the last '25 season, behind the big Z and tied for second with Jennings, Tony Parker and Derrick Rose. Alexander was in hot form, he played 19 minutes and 24 seconds in the half, shooting 7-of-12, 2-of-4 from three-point range, and without free throws, he had 16 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +10. In addition, Jalen Williams had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Coming back in the second half, Jalen Williams also opened up his touch, scoring 20 points, and the Thunder also broke the Pelicans. Sadly, the Pelicans trailed into the fourth quarter, 0-23 this season, with no comebacks.