Oklahoma City was able to pull away from Minnesota in the second half to put together an impressive 26-point victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander predictably led the way with 31 points on 10-for-27 shooting. The presumptive NBA MVP also benefitted from making 11 of his game-high 14 free-throw attempts, seven of which came in the first quarter.
ESPN/ABC's Mike Breen used one of the many opportunities Gilgeous-Alexander was at the line to praise that part of his game, opening the door for Doris Burke to potentially make history by becoming the first person to ever use the term "free throw merchant" on a nationally televised contest.
