⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:56 · NO 18-16 OKC
- Go-ahead
Trey Murphy III hit a 31-foot three jumper, Herbert Jones with the assist
Q4 1:13 · NO 100-98 OKC
- Go-ahead
Zion Williamson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:44 · NO 102-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:54 · NO 4-9 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:01 · NO 4-11 OKC
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · NO 97-98 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl hit a 25-foot three jumper, Aleksej Pokusevski with the assist
Q4 0:52 · NO 100-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 0:30 · NO 103-103 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover
Q4 0:02 · NO 103-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
