Thunder ride defense to sweep of Pelicans

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each, Gilgeous-Alexander added 10 rebounds and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder completed first-round playoff sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans with a 97-89 victory on Monday.

Williams put up eight of his points during a pivotal 10-0 fourth-quarter run for the top-seeded Thunder, who advance to face either the fourt