⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 nineteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:50 · NO 19-12 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 6:24 · NO 53-47 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 7:41 · NO 99-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:40 · NO 36-30 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:53 · NO 41-47 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 11:45 · NO 59-65 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:51 · NO 87-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Bazley lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · NO 99-100 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 19 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
