⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 4
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 11:34 · OKC 36-23 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 9:21 · OKC 64-45 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q4 6:41 · OKC 89-61 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
