Neil Dalal: Bradley Beal is no longer listed on the Wizards’ injury report so he should be available at Charlotte on Wednesday as Wes Unseld Jr. indicated. Davis Bertans (left ankle sprain), Rui Hachimura (not with team), and Thomas Bryant (ACL recovery) remain out.
April 25, 2024 | 1:53 am EDT Update
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 33 as Thunder blow out Pelicans in Game 2
Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92 SGA – 33 points, 5 assists Chet – 26 points, 7 rebounds JDub – 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds Valanciunas – 19 points, 7 rebounds Ingram – 18 points, 4 rebounds Jones – 18 points OKC leads 2-0
ClutchPoints: Chet Holmgren on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “He’s too humble to say it, but this is the MVP right here” 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/Vn6immEHH7
Brandon Rahbar: Mark Daigneault on the Pelicans: “This is a good team… They’re going home. They’re gonna be a better team at home.. They have good players and they’re well coached.”
ClutchPoints: “The year he got drafted… we played some pick up… and he [Chet Holmgren] was battling physically… I knew Chet had that fire in him” SGA tells story of when he knew Chet could hold his own 😤 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/dnnBYAFhjy
Clemente Almanza: SGA on Lu Dort: “I’m glad I don’t have to play against him.”
Brandon Rahbar: Jalen Williams was asked if the playoffs and the OKC crowd has met his expectations. “Yeah, it’s so loud now that I can’t really here anything… You get goosebumps while you’re playing.”
Will Guillory: Willie Green on message to team after 32-point loss: “It’s one game. They took care of their homecourt. That’s what they are supposed to do. We wanted to come in and get one. We didn’t. Now we regroup, we get home and we take care of homecourt.”