⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:00 · NO 56-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:17 · NO 85-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:27 · NO 94-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · NO 97-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · NO 98-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 · NO 0-8 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 7:47 · NO 39-46 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q3 3:51 · NO 68-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · NO 97-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
