The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to deliver a knockout punch by going up 3-0 against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs on Saturday. The Thunder have a clean bill of health for Game 3. Nobody was on their injury report. Meanwhile, the Pelicans will be without Zion Williamson (hamstring strain), who will miss most — if not all — of the first-round series. The Thunder blew out the Pelicans in Game 2 on Wednesday. All five Thunder starters scored double-digit points as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlined the outing with 33 points. Meanwhile, the Pelicans have struggled to score without Zion Williamson. They’ve scored 92 points in each of the first two contests. Brandon Ingram has been limited to 15 points on 37% shooting through two games this series. Tip off from New Orleans is set for 2:30 p.m. CT. Full injury report for Wednesday's Pelicans vs. Thunder Game 2 matchupFull injury report for Sunday's Pelicans vs. Thunder matchup in Game 1Full injury report for Sunday's Mavericks vs. Thunder matchup Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the OKC Thunder Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top OKC Thunder Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.
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