⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 25-14 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:22 · OKC 55-56 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:20 · OKC 96-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic Lost Ball. Stolen by J.R. Smith.
Q4 4:52 · OKC 82-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Luke Ridnour.
Q4 0:45 · OKC 94-99 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · OKC 96-99 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
