NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For all the scoring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander does for Oklahoma City, his hustle back on defense after having a shot blocked was a pivotal part of a playoff series-clinching victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. “To win basketball games, a lot goes into it,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We just know those little things come with winning and we do it every opportunity we get.” Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Thunder beat the Pelicans 97-89 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series. The game turned on a fourth-quarter sequence which began with Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado knocking the ball from Gilgeous-Alexander as he attempted a mid-range shot. Pelicans guard CJ McCollum grabbed the ball and dribbled the other way on a two-on-one fast break against the Thunder’s Jalen Williams. |
Effective diplomacy in black and whiteNumber of flights gradually increasingHuawei offers robotics training at student fair in KenyaXi Congratulates Tamas Sulyok on Election as Hungarian PresidentChina's 1st domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 leaves HKSAR for ShanghaiXi says ChinaRomanian artists share China travel experiencesMore efforts called on to energize consumptionZambian bank hails Chinese investment contribution to economic developmentXi, Peng Liyuan extend Chinese New Year greetings to U.S. Lincoln High School teachers, students