⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of sixteen from three
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · NO 8-0 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 4:18 · NO 80-86 OKC
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 2:21 · NO 84-88 OKC
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 2:21 · NO 84-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 10:45 · NO 51-58 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:31 · NO 84-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
