⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first 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
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the second 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
- Ties it
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 31-foot threeer, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 0:02 · OKC 110-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bad pass
Q4 2:34 · OKC 102-102 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q2 1:37 · OKC 51-55 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:45 · OKC 81-85 NO
- Winner
Devonte' Graham hit a 61-foot threeer, Josh Hart with the assist
Q4 0:00 · OKC 110-113 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devonte' Graham misses technical free throw
Q2 9:32 · OKC 30-30 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:49 · OKC 96-94 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
