The Oklahoma City Thunder looked the part of the top seed in the Western Conference on Wednesday. They cruised to a 124-92 victory over the New

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 94-92 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Trailing by 14 points, CJ McCollum drove and whizzed a pass to Larry Nance Jr., which had too much zip on it. The Thunder collected the ball and got it to leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who made a shot that looked automatic for him Wednesday — a contested, midrange pull-up.

Just a few days ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a young team struggling through their first NBA playoff game together. On Wednesday night, they looked like grizzled playoff veterans. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the top-seeded Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Player props are listed for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Brandon Ingram, among others, when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Saturday at 3:30 PM

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates hit the court against the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2024 NBA playoffs at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday.Gilgeous-Alexander puts up 30.1

The Oklahoma City Thunder showed their strength in the Western Conference, triumphing over the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

Chet Holmgren, after the Oklahoma City Thunder secured a 2-0 series lead against the New Orleans Pelicans, lauded his teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during a postgame interview, proclaiming him as the league MVP.