⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 10:38 · OKC 17-3 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:00 · OKC 35-18 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort turnover
Q4 2:32 · OKC 110-102 NO
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 0:35 · OKC 112-104 NO
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 117-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:23 · OKC 45-40 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:09 · OKC 60-58 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:34 · OKC 91-92 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
