⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-12 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 4:58 · OKC 86-64 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox bad pass
Q4 2:02 · OKC 106-101 NO
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · OKC 109-101 NO
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · OKC 111-104 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:04 · OKC 92-84 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Chris Wilcox
Q4 2:02 · OKC 106-101 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · OKC 57-50 NO
- Turnover
Linton Johnson lost ball
Q4 3:31 · OKC 101-96 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:00 · OKC 106-101 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
