⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-11 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, four of 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 4:39 · NO 24-17 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 5:01 · NO 69-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:59 · NO 53-54 OKC
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · NO 95-94 OKC
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 1:14 · NO 96-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:56 · NO 43-43 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 11:14 · NO 53-59 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Collison technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 2:46 · NO 21-17 OKC
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:20 · NO 43-43 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
