⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+1Q130-28
+23Q241-18
-9Q314-25
-5Q426-30
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy28%
4Steals9
14Turnovers7
22Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
