Oklahoma City swept New Orleans on Monday night to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.
While many still held doubts about this Thunder team heading into the postseason, the young guys continued to block out the noise and play their brand of basketball.
A 97-89 victory led by 24 points apiece from Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder defense stood tall yet again and forced the Pelicans to under 38% from the field and 24% from three, capping off an impressive defensive run versus some talented Pelicans scorers. En route to their first and only NBA Finals appearance versus the Miami Heat in 2012, the Thunder had to sweep a Dirk Nowitzki-led and reigning champion Dallas Mavericks team as one of the youngest teams in the league. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook leading the charge, it was an incredible run, but they fell just short in the end.
Cason Wallace and Lu Dort are two of the perimeter defenders who were in the thick of the disruption, as they made life very difficult for the two Pelicans shot creators.
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