The Oklahoma City Thunder has ended their four-year playoff series drought since 2016 with a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the Western Conference postseason. The Thunder won the series in a hard-fought game on Monday night, with a final score of 97-89. Despite facing a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter, key three-point shots from Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams helped OKC secure their victory.
Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) led the Thunder with 24 points each, helping them win their series against the Pelicans. With this victory, Oklahoma City now has some time off as they wait to face the winner of the series between the Dallas Mavericks and the LA Clippers, which is currently tied at 2-2. Game five of that series will take place on Wednesday in LA. The Thunder is looking forward to carrying their momentum into the next round of the playoffs after this exciting series win.
In summary, after years of not making it to the playoffs, Oklahoma City finally broke their drought by defeating New Orleans Pelicans in a hard-fought game. With Jalen Williams and SGA leading with 24 points each, Oklahoma City secured their victory in this thrilling game against New Orleans. Now they have some time off as they wait for their next opponent which is tied at 2-2 between Dallas Mavericks and LA Clippers.