The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Wednesday night in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal-round series. The Thunder leads the series, 1-0.

The Pelicans (0-1 postseason) went into Sunday's Game 1 at a significant disadvantage without their best all-around player available, and they nearly pulled off a big series-opening victory before falling by a 94-92 score. Trey Murphy led the Pelicans with 21 points, adding four rebounds, two assists, three blocks and one steal. CJ McCollum furnished 20 points, six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Jonas Valanciunas generated a 13-point, 20-rebound double-double that included two assists and one steal. Brandon Ingram supplied 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block.

The Pelicans will remain without Zion Williamson (hamstring) for Wednesday's game.

The Thunder (1-0 postseason) were finally able to separate by six points in the third quarter of Sunday's game, only to nearly blow the modest advantage before escaping with the help of a Chet Holmgren free throw and a McCollum miss on a three-point pullup jumper with 1.1 seconds left. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for OKC with 28 points, adding six rebounds and four assists. Jalen Williams totaled 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Holmgren generated a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double that includes two assists, five blocks and one steal.

The Thunder comes into Wednesday's game without any injuries to report.

Wednesday's game marks the fifth meeting between the teams since the start of the regular season. The Thunder has won three of the first four games.