Chet Holmgren' fiery Game 2 start in Thunder win vs. Pelicans not seen in over a decade

The Oklahoma City Thunder are shedding the perplexing “fake one-seed” allegations game by game. In OKC's 124-92 Game 2 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Chet Holmgren put up a stellar first-half performance that would lend further credence to the idea that he is a deserving Rookie of the Year winner. In the first half, Holmgren caught fire; he put up 20 points on 7-9 shooting, leading the Thunder to a 63-50 lead over the Pelicans at the halftime intermission. According to the TNT broadcast, Chet Holmgren is the first player since Brandon Jennings in 2010 to put up 20 or more points in the first half of a playoff game as a rookie.