⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:11 · NO 25-13 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 8:56 · NO 75-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q3 8:30 · NO 43-49 OKC
- Turnover
Baron Davis Traveling
Q4 4:31 · NO 75-74 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:00 · NO 41-47 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 4:20 · NO 75-87 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
