The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally been able to deploy a double big lineup with Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein both healthy. The OKC Thunder have seen three clunky games of this pairing which Hartenstein touched on during Friday's shoot around.
Holmgren and Hartenstein have yet to learn how to space, when to screen, or how to maximize their roles alongside each other. They've got a 30-plus game runway before the postseason to do so. “
It was a classic Gilgeous-Alexander performance. He had his 30-plus points in three quarters and sat out the final frame as the Thunder ran away on the scoreboard. The Pelicans had no answer for the MVP candidate as he got to his spots without breaking a sweat.