⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 fourth 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
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 34-15 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q2 7:52 · OKC 46-20 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:22 · OKC 54-44 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q1 9:21 · OKC 4-2 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q1 5:26 · OKC 15-6 NO
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:17 · OKC 48-28 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
