⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:00 · NO 59-50 OKC
- Steal
David West stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 2:44 · NO 84-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:11 · NO 84-86 OKC
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · NO 84-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · NO 84-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:40 · NO 63-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · NO 83-85 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 2:44 · NO 84-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
