⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-8Q125-33
+9Q228-19
+2Q322-21
-1Q429-29
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 38
Key battles
69%Three-point accuracy26%
11Free throws made31
33Assists19
9Threes made5
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
