⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 10:48 · OKC 44-27 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 6:35 · OKC 86-62 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · OKC 67-53 NO
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · OKC 77-59 NO
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:44 · OKC 84-61 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:31 · OKC 12-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 5:52 · OKC 108-80 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:11 · OKC 113-91 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
