⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, two of eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 8:30 · NO 15-3 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NO 88-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NO 89-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NO 89-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:29 · NO 52-49 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NO 89-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 82 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
