⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+4Q120-20
+9Q238-29
-7Q318-23
+1Q428-26
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 20
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
19Offensive rebounds4
24Free throws made10
0Blocks3
57Rebounds28
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
