⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:42 · NO 84-92 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:16 · NO 100-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:02 · NO 82-91 OKC
- Turnover
Donatas Motiejunas bad pass
Q4 3:23 · NO 102-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 3:12 · NO 18-33 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams 3 second turnover
Q4 3:30 · NO 102-108 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · NO 102-110 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
