⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their eight
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38
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
- Steal
David West stole it from Earl Watson
OT 4:39 · NO 84-84 OKC
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 23-foot three jumper, Bobby Jackson with the assist
OT 4:20 · NO 87-84 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
OT 3:03 · NO 97-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 3:25 · NO 84-79 OKC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:15 · NO 84-80 OKC
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 1:58 · NO 84-82 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:32 · NO 80-76 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:18 · NO 84-84 OKC
- Ties it
Earl Watson hit a 16-foot jumper, Mickael Gelabale with the assist
Q4 0:02 · NO 84-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · NO 84-79 OKC
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
OT 4:39 · NO 84-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
