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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92; OKC takes 2-0 lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds race course. The Stones play next Thursday, May 2, tickets for which have long been sold out.
Thunder's Holmgren bests Pelicans' Valanciunas in center matchup to help OKC take 2-0 lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren won his center matchup with Jonas Valanciunas and helped Oklahoma City beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night. Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds as the Thunder took a 2-0 lead. He made 9 of 13 field goals to support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 33-point effort. “He was really good,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “He was in the actions, got out of them and then put their defense in a bind almost all of the night. And he was making shots, putting it down. He was A-plus tonight, for sure.” Valanciunas scored 11 points in the first three minutes but did little damage after that. He finished with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Chet Holmgren grabs mic, calls for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to win NBA MVP after unreal Game 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won over his teammates — and then some. The Thunder guard dominated in a 33-point effort to lift the Thunder to a dominant 124-92 win on home court to take a 2-0 series lead over the Pelicans on Wednesday night. After the game, while being interviewed by TNT’s Allie LaForce, Gilgeous-Alexander’s teammate Chet Holmgren not only said how much the star means to the team but that he should win the NBA’s MVP this season. Jimmy Butler inspired Tyler Herro, Heat and brutally trolled Celtics after Game 2 win Holmgren literally grabbed the TNT microphone and delivered a...
'Baaaadd man' Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lifts Thunder to commanding Game 2 win
Chet Holmgren said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the MVP. He played like one Wednesday night in a monster Game 2 win. "That's a baaaadd man right there"SGA steps back for 24 in the game NOP-OKC on TNT pic.twitter.com/x0JIC96glO— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2024 Jamal Crawford called SGA a "baaaadd man" after his step back jumper gave the Thunder a 20-point lead in the third quarter. The Thunder's All-Star scored 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting, as the Pelicans had no answer for him. He made big shots from deep. SGA steps back, drains the 3, and shows love to the home crowd!A game-high 31 points on...
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