⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:23 · OKC 47-53 NO
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot threeer, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:13 · OKC 98-98 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:11 · OKC 1-10 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:56 · OKC 9-24 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a layup
Q4 0:02 · OKC 98-100 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
