. Jalen Williams: 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, five steals. Chet Holmgren: 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks
Source: Twitter

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
SGA went 10-27 from the field and shot 14 free throws
It is extremely difficult to get 14 free throws in a game where you got up 27 shots – 11:50 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA on Chet Holmgren: “From the moment he was on our basketball team, our win column went up..
He’s a special person and a special talent.” – 11:49 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA on Cason Wallace’s playmaking: “Caso played point guard in high school and college. People forget that.
We’re seeing him grow.. and that’ll continue throughout his career.
Sky‘s the limit for Caso. He’s a really good basketball player.”
Wallace had 7 assists tonight. – 11:46 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was quick to remind us that Cason Wallace played point guard in high school and college when asked about his facilitating – 11:46 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA on going from Denver’s zone defense to Minnesota’s man to man:
“It ultimately made us better for sure. By the end of the series, we were attacking it. You could feel us getting better at it.” – 11:44 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Michael Malone in March on Nikola Jokic, based on his stats this year: “He wins the MVP 10 times out of 10. And if you don’t think so, you guys are all full of (bleep).”
Michael Malone tonight on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Showed why he’s the MVP.”
I wonder what changed. – 11:35 PM

Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
SGA invoking 2006 D-Wade and an entire new younger generation suddenly understands what Mavs fans have complained about the last two decades. – 11:18 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with a pull up middy sends Minensota into a timeout with a frustrated finch ready to call it before the ball ripped the cords. OKC by 2. – 10:18 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Wolves take a 48-44 lead into halftime. MIN is shooting just 34.9%, but holding OKC to 37.5%. Randle 20p on 6-of-8 3r; Edwards 13p 5r. For the Thunder: SGA 11p on 2-for-13 4a; Hartenstein 10p on 5-of-6 4r. – 9:48 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Ant and SGA kinda glance in each other’s direction after the buzzer, like two fighters after the bell…
High level competition here, 48-44 Wolves lead – 9:47 PM

Zach Kram @zachkram
In the first half of Game 1:
Julius Randle: 20 points on 8 shots
SGA, Chet, and J-Dub combined: 19 points on 24 shots – 9:47 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Inefficient 20-point first quarter from the Thunder. They went 6 of 17 shooting and only had one made 3, coming from Isaiah Joe, a bench piece that faded out of the rotation vs Denver. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored nine, but needed eight shots and seven free throws. – 9:17 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
I love the Jaylen Clark sub. He was highly impactful in February as a Shai defender
I’d watch for TJ Shannon in this series at some point too – 9:05 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has missed two free throws already. Have to love the way he is attacking downhill rentlessly and putting the Timberwolves in bad spots but OKC has to convert better at the line. Best FT% in the reg. season not so much postseason. – 8:54 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Couple of bad trends for MIN early: SGA has seven free throw attempts in the first five minutes and Ant Edwards has two turnovers. – 8:53 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Anthony Edwards picks up an early technical foul.
Rudy Gobert an early 2 fouls.
OKC in the bonus with 7:38 to go in the 1st quarter.
SGA is attacking the basket nonstop. – 8:53 PM