⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, six free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 4:43 · OKC 25-11 NO
- Lead
Predrag Drobnjak made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:45 · OKC 81-79 NO
- Ties it
Rashard Lewis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
OT 0:59 · OKC 86-86 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball
OT 2:04 · OKC 83-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
David Wesley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 2:35 · OKC 72-75 NO
- Ties it
Jamal Mashburn made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:00 · OKC 79-79 NO
- Lead
Jamal Mashburn made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
OT 2:57 · OKC 83-86 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Brent Barry.
Q4 4:56 · OKC 68-70 NO
- Missed FT
Robert Traylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:40 · OKC 86-86 NO
- Missed FT
Robert Traylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:40 · OKC 86-86 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
