⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 4:28 · OKC 53-32 NO
- Steal
Serge Ibaka stole it from Lance Thomas
Q4 1:30 · OKC 97-89 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 10:49 · OKC 2-2 NO
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins 3 second
Q4 1:43 · OKC 97-89 NO
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:26 · OKC 99-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:08 · OKC 68-52 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:36 · OKC 84-74 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:07 · OKC 97-91 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lance Thomas lost ball
Q4 1:30 · OKC 97-89 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
