⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:52 · NO 11-3 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:28 · NO 71-61 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:30 · NO 21-16 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:38 · NO 31-29 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
