Follow usShai Gilgeous-Alexander notched 24 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder won against the New Orleans Pelicans 106-85 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA, to take a 3-0 lead in their 1st-round postseason matchup.
Defense led the way in Game 3 ⚡ pic.twitter.com/CgBFl4NlHQ
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 27, 2024
Jalen Williams and Josh Giddey each notched 21 for OKC, who triumphed in Game 1 with 2 points more than their opponent before defeating Pelicans by 32 in the 2nd match and by 21 today.
Top-seeded Thunder scored 17 of 36 from the 3-point line and had over 10 points lead at the 2nd half, going up by as many as 24 in the 4th quarter.
The 8th-seeded New Orleans, who is playing without its superstar Zion Williamson during the matchup due to a hamstring problem of the forward, will try to avoid sweep at Smoothie King Center at the beginning of the week. But even if they won Game 4, no franchise in the league has come back from a 3-0 matchup deficit.
❝We’ve got great defenders on this team that executed.❞
@NickAGallo checks in with @joshgiddey and the guys post-game 🤝 pic.twitter.com/ftnvStDxLC— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 27, 2024
Brandon Ingram notched 19 points, and CJ McCollum added 16 for the Pelicans.
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