⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 15 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 27-13 off them
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:01 · NO 37-40 OKC
- Ties it
David West hit a 18-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:57 · NO 89-89 OKC
- Winner
David West hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · NO 91-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses technical free throw
Q2 6:41 · NO 26-38 OKC
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:04 · NO 50-47 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:02 · NO 2-9 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 6:00 · NO 10-24 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:18 · NO 73-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
Q4 0:09 · NO 89-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
