On April 25, Beijing time, in the second game of the first round of the NBA playoffs in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted the New Orleans Pelicans.
At the beginning of the game, Wallan was in good shape, scoring 11 points in a row on the inside, Holmgren hit a three-point shot and also colored, Jay hit a mid-range jumper, Dort hit a three-pointer, Keady also countered and hit a layup, Jones hit a three-pointer, Holmgren hit a three-pointer again to respond, and the Thunder took a 15-17 lead.
In the middle of the quarter, Dort counterattacked and hit a three-pointer, Ingram hit a mid-range jumper, Holmgren hit a three-pointer, and then hit another basket to score five points in a row to stop the Pelicans directly, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by seven points at 23-16.
After the timeout, Nance scored a dunk under the basket, Alexander counterattacked and scored a three-pointer, and then scored 5 points in a row on a mid-range shot, Ingram counterattacked and fouled, Alexander hit a shot and then hit a three-pointer, Isaiah Joe hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, Holmgren leaned back and hit a mid-range shot, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by 12 points at home 35-22 at the end of the first quarter.
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder's Holmgren played well and cut 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-5 shooting, while the Pelicans' Wallan played well and scored 11 points and 2 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Holmgren hit consecutive baskets and dunks, McCollum hit a three-pointer, and then scored five points in a row on a throw-up shot, Dort hit a three-point shot and colored, Wiggins hit a layup, the Pelicans called a timeout, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by 18 points at 45-27.
After the timeout, the Pelicans hit the inside first, Wallan scored with a hook hand under the basket, McCollum hit a mid-range shot, Keady broke through the inside line to score in response, Wallan made two fouls on the inside, McCollum counterattacked and then stopped the Thunder, and the Pelicans chased the score to 35-47.
In the middle of the quarter, Jones hit a three-pointer from the outside, Alexander hit a difficult mid-range shot to help the team stabilize the situation on the court, Jayway broke through the interior to score in a row, and Murphy hit a three-pointer The Pelicans trailed the Thunder by 10 points at 43-53.
Later in the quarter, Isaiah Joe hit a three-pointer, Alexander hit a mid-range shot, then hit a three-pointer to score back-to-back, and Murphy hit a long-range three-pointer to give the Pelicans a 13-point trail at 50-63 at halftime.
The scores at the end of the half are as follows
At the beginning of the third quarter, Ingram scored from mid-range, Alexander immediately responded from mid-range, Jewe made a steal and a layup, and Holmgren hit a dunk to stop the Pelicans, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by 18 points at 74-56.
In the second half of the quarter, Ingram made two fouls and two free throws, and then hit a mid-range mounted archery, and the Pelicans Jones hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans went on a 7-0 run to chase the score to 67-82 and trail the Thunder by 15 points.
Alexander then hit a layup on the inside, Holmgren made two free throws from the foul, and Varland hit two points to give the Thunder an 18-point lead over the Pelicans at 92-74 at the end of the third quarter.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Varland scored a basket, Holmgren responded with an inside score, and Jayway scored five consecutive points to stop the Pelicans, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by 23 points at 99-76.
The Pelicans have been beaten and have no fighting spirit to chase points, and the Thunder are getting braver and braver, Jay and Keady scored in a row, the Pelicans led the Pelicans by 31 points at 115-84 to stop the Pelicans, and then the Pelicans withdrew their main force and announced their surrender, and finally the Thunder beat the Pelicans at home, leading the Pelicans 2-0.
The final score of this game is as follows!
In this game, the Thunder's starting five played well, scoring all double-doubles, and the shooting percentage was very high.