Oklahoma City sweeps New Orleans 4-0 to advance to the second round of the playoffs.
The scrappy Pelicans made closing them out more than a formality, but the Thunder's overwhelming length and intensity did not let up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 apiece, and are off to an encouragingly strong, confident start as a postseason scoring duo. OKC's creators picked on CJ McCollum and Jose Alvarado per usual, but challenged the likes of Herb Jones and Trey Murphy on the drive and at the rim throughout the game as well.