At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 28, the NBA playoffs Thunder faced the Pelicans G3 in the first round, and its starting five Tigers were Alexander, Keady, Dort, Jalen Williams, and Holmgren, and the Pelicans' starting lineup was Jones, McCollum, Ingram, Murphy, and Valanciunas.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Ingram scored 2 points with a throw, Jones added 2 points under the basket, and the Pelicans led 4:0 at the beginning! Alexander hit 2 points with an arrow on horseback, Murphy scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, Wallace also drew a bow and shot a 3-point shot from a distance, Wallace easily put 2 points under the basket, Keady scored 2 points against the basket, and the two sides fell into offensive mode.
The fight continued in the second quarter, Nance Jr. made two free throws and scored 2 points, Jalen Williams scored 2 points on a counterattack layup, Keady scored 2 points on a fast-break layup, and Jalen Williams scored another 2 points on a back-to-back shot, and the Thunder expanded to 29:21. Nance Jr. responded with a one-handed dunk to stop the bleeding with two points, and Jalen Williams hit a two-point shot under the basket, and one person scored six points in a row. The two sides chased me and killed each other, and the Pelicans trailed the Thunder by 14 points at 46:60 after the second quarter.
In the third quarter, Ingram scored 2 points from his back, McCollum hit a 3-pointer from the outside, and the Pelicans scored 5 points in a row to chase 51:60. Holmgren went through a 100-step 3-pointer from outside and hit a 3-pointer into the net, and Dort also drew a bow and shot a 3-pointer from a distance to add the icing on the cake, and the Thunder once again extended their lead to 66-51. The two sides fell into a scuffle again, and the Thunder led by 16 points 85-69 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, it was a tiebreaker! Holmgren made a foul and made one of two free throws, and Jalen Williams hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Thunder scored four straight points to expand the score to 89-69. Keady hit a 3-point shot in the knife mode, Ingram made a killing free throw to score 2 points, and the two sides finally fought in the final quarter, seeing that there was no hope of chasing points, the Pelicans withdrew their main force and surrendered early, and the game ended with the Thunder easily defeated the Pelicans 106-85, leading the series 3-0.