The Oklahoma City Thunder are up 1-0 after a 94-92 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
A tightly contested game saw the Thunder pull away in the late stages of the fourth quarter to win Game 1 against the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans. Williamson suffered a hamstring injury in New Orleans' play-in game last week and will likely miss the majority of the series.
The Thunder had a narrow lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Pelicans came storming back to tie things up in the final minutes. With less than a minute to go, rookie phenom Chet Holmgren came up with a huge block and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander converted a clutch and-one to give Oklahoma City a three-point cushion on the other end.