Oklahoma City Thunder
OKC Thunder
Thunder
OKC
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Playoffs
NBA Postseason
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Josh Giddey
Lu Dort
Brandon Ingram
After back-to-back blowout wins, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit on the precipice of the second round. This would mark the OKC Thunder's first playoff series win since 2016.
Apr 27, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2)
ODDS:
The Thunder enter the day as 4.5-point favorites against the New Orleans Pelicans, and the total over/under is 204.5 points.
KEYS TO THE GAME:
The OKC Thunder are nearing a series sweep against the New Orleans Pelicans. The biggest key to this contest will be forcing Willie Green to rip the first timeout this game has to offer. A quick start will deflate an already dejected Pelicans squad and crush any mustered juice squeezed out of this depleted squad.
With a massive Josh Giddey game - who always performs well in New Orleans - the Thunder can put this series on ice and celebrate their first series win since 2016.
Oklahoma City will need to continue their trend of tenacious defense - without getting complacent OKC can again limit a lackluster New Orleans offensive attack to a sub-100 point game. The Pelicans have yet to crack above 92 points much less triple-digits.
How many minutes does Jonas Valanciunas play? There is no good answer for New Orleans. Either lean all in on Larry Nance Jr. - as they did Saturday - and lose any semblance of depth, or let Jonas Valanciunas get cooked alive by the versatile Thunder troops.
RECORDS:
Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (0-3)
INJURIES:
Check out our live injury tracker, along with our game day injury report that will release later today.
WHEN:
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM CT
LOCATION:
Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, LA.
TV/RADIO:
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