Splitting between Jaren Jackson Jr. and Marvin Bagley III, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sliced his way to the basket for the easy layup. He let out a sigh of relief. Like regular people who go to the park,

Oklahoma City rolled in Game 1, even though its MVP candidate was nowhere near his best. What happens if he is in Game 2?

Alexander, the likely MVP of the league, was out of sorts. It didn't matter. The Thunder took Game 1 from the Grizzlies by 51 points: a 131-80 Easter Sunday shellacking.