The Lakers defensive strategy in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals was brilliant.  Attack Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in four different ways in an attempt to choke off the oxygen of the Oklahoma City offense. By doing so, the Lakers were daring anyone else on the team to beat them.  Chet Holmgren did .  With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander struggling, Chet Holmgren finished with a team-high 24 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks. Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images While the Lakers were busy blitzing, trapping, shading, swarming, and hedging the reigning MVP, Holmgren slipped through the cracks like a cool breeze under a locked door. He finished with a team-high 24 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks. He drained two threes, and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.  This is why it’s so difficult to beat the Thunder . Just when you cut off the head of the snake, another head reappears and bites you.  The Lakers made SGA look human in Game 1.…