⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:19 · NO 30-16 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 1:23 · NO 99-75 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 4:09 · NO 116-84 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:27 · NO 65-52 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
