⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:10 · OKC 31-33 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 4:59 · OKC 41-56 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q4 2:25 · OKC 90-102 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
