Boston and OKC Thunder confirm favoritism and open series with victories

With clear favoritism, the Boston Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder confirmed expectations and won Game 1 of their respective conference semifinal series. While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the big name in OKC's victory, Jaylen Brown also enjoyed prominence for Celtics.

With a certain advantage throughout the game, Boston was lethal in the last quarter to not give the team a chance to react. Cleveland Cavaliersending the game 115 to 95. DonovanMitchell He even tried with his 33 points scored, in addition to contributing six rebounds and five assists, but the distribution of baskets among the opponent's starters ended up being fatal.

SGA shows full command of the floor as the @okcthunder take Game 1 at home!

⚡️ 29 PTS
⚡️ 9 REB
⚡️ 9 AST (playoff career high)

5 straight wins to start the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/gf32XMSFEd

— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder continues to surprise few American sports fans, starting the series with an advantage after game at home. Shai Alexander led the team and came very close to a triple-double, with 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, contributing to the score of 117 to 95 over the Dallas Mavericks.