The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 94-92. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists while Chet Holmgren (15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks) and Jalen Williams (19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) totaled 34 points. Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with a Playoffs career-high 21 points and 5 3PM as CJ McCollum (20 points, 6 assists) and Jonas Valanciunas (13 points, 20 rebounds) added 33 points. The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Wednesday, April 24, 9:30 PM ET, on TNT/TruTV.

Chet Holmgren recorded 5 blocks in tonight’s game, he becomes just the SIXTH ROOKIE to record 5 or more blocks in their NBA Playoffs debut, since blocks were fully tracked in 1973-74, joining:
Myles Turner – 5 blocks on April 16, 2016
David Robinson – 5 blocks on April 26, 1990
Manute Bol – 9 blocks on April 18, 1986
Sam Bowie – 5 blocks on April 18, 1985
Kevin McHale - 5 blocks on April 5, 1981

Chet Holmgren joins Tom Burleson as the only rookies in Thunder playoff franchise history to record 15+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks in a game, since 1973-74:
Tom Burleson - 18 points, 11 rebounds, 7 blocks (4/24/1975)

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