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How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander figured out the Lakers defense in Game 1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander figured out the Lakers defense in the second half to take Game 1.
No team won more games than the Thunder this season. A well-oiled machine with back-to-back 60-win regular seasons flexed its basketball muscle Tuesday night.
While the final score is not entirely indicative of a back-and-forth affair, a dominant team performance nonetheless forced LA back to the drawing board.
Facing the clear-cut deepest team in the league — playing an unconventional 11 guys in the first half — the Lakers’ top item is still the head of this venomous snake in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A game plan of multiple bodies held up for a while before the reigning MVP took out a scalpel and dissected LA’s defense.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder shake off rust to rout Lakers in 'imperfect' Game 1
The Thunder isn’t going to go undefeated in the NBA Playoffs.
The Thunder defeated the Lakers 108-90 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. OKC didn’t control the game the way it manhandled Phoenix in a first-round sweep, but the Thunder still won by nearly three touchdowns.
That final result is the best thing to come out of Tuesday night.
Chet Holmgren forced a couple of jumpers to start the game. The foreshadowing of a shaky performance? Just the opposite.
In the second quarter, Holmgren stuffed Lakers center Deandre Ayton on one end before finishing an alley-oop on the other. It was a highlight sequence for Holmgren, who led the Thunder with 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting. He was 2 of 2 from 3-point range and 4 of 4 from the foul line.
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