⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-5Q128-30
+2Q225-18
+1Q329-24
0Q427-25
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
Key battles
4Blocks1
23Free throws made16
9Steals7
35%Three-point accuracy42%
🏀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 7 down to 6 up
Q2 6:56 · NO 47-41 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
