{"id":10858,"date":"2024-04-22T10:52:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10858"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:52:23","slug":"thunder-gets-close-shave-with-94-92-win-over-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10858","title":{"rendered":"Thunder gets close shave with 94-92 win over Pelicans&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">OKC HAS PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/438799373_10231454385840293_6022562431917480786_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=ypubCzvBiX0Ab6Zsf6k&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDRihFZNJz5xMzgGyY0TPpBaPpz0ua2-yoUDEXEXRHrGA&oe=662C5453\" alt=\"May be an image of basketball, crowd and text\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>It was fun, but I would have rather had less of a good time and a wider margin of victory as the home team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, held on to beat New Orleans 94-92 in the Paycom last night on Reno Street.\u00a0 Cason Wallace, OKC\u2019s \u201cother\u201d rookie had the final stop, forcing Pel\u2019s guard CJ McCollum from making a last second three point shot as the Thunder take a one game lead in the best of four first round series.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final 4:05 CRAZY ENDING Pelicans at Thunder \ud83d\udc40 | Game 1 | April 21, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVh2cRgAwTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Chet Holmgren had the other significant defensive stop with a masterful block, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexaner\u2019s old-fashioned three point play were the winning points in the final minute of the game.\u00a0\u00a0 The two teams will meet for game two Wednesday night in OKC at 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_mo_cc\">\n<h5 class=\"gnt_em_mo_cap gnt_em_mo_cc__swd\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feature photo:\u00a0 Oklahoma City forward Chet Holmgren (7) celebrates a 3-pointer in the first quarter during game one of the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, on Sunday, April 21, 2024.\u00a0 NATHAN J. 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