⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:09 · NO 16-15 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:59 · NO 34-22 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:13 · NO 35-24 OKC
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 0:36 · NO 67-58 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:48 · NO 8-15 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:45 · NO 35-32 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul
Q2 6:13 · NO 35-24 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Offensive Foul
Q4 1:57 · NO 81-78 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Foul
Q4 1:57 · NO 81-78 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
