NBA roundup: Thunder escape upset, clip Pelicans

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 94-92 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series.

In the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City experienced a stretch of five-plus minutes without afield goal as the Pelicans went up 90-88. But then Gilgeous-Alexander turned thing