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OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren won his center matchup with Jonas Valanciunas and helped Oklahoma City beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night. Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds as the Thunder took a 2-0 lead. Valanciunas scored 11 points in the first three minutes but did little damage after that. He finished with 19 points and seven rebounds. Valanciunas made 5 of 7 field goals in the first quarter, but 3 of 7 the rest of the game.
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