⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
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
- Steal
Kendrick Perkins stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 2:21 · OKC 96-90 NO
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:30 · OKC 100-92 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:00 · OKC 100-92 NO
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · OKC 100-92 NO
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · OKC 100-92 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Al-Farouq Aminu stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:00 · OKC 100-92 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
Q4 2:21 · OKC 96-90 NO
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu bad pass
Q4 0:56 · OKC 100-92 NO
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:30 · OKC 100-92 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
