⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
- Steal
Nick Collison stole it from Jannero Pargo
Q4 2:53 · OKC 93-89 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 1:17 · OKC 22-25 NO
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · OKC 49-47 NO
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q4 2:45 · OKC 93-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:48 · OKC 7-14 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 4:52 · OKC 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Jannero Pargo bad pass
Q4 2:53 · OKC 93-89 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · OKC 93-89 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
