⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the second quarter- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:59 · OKC 55-60 NO
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Jose Alvarado
Q4 1:55 · OKC 93-97 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · OKC 93-97 NO
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · OKC 98-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q2 10:04 · OKC 31-50 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 11:46 · OKC 73-84 NO
- Steal
Herbert Jones stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 0:27 · OKC 98-101 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado bad pass
Q4 1:55 · OKC 93-97 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · OKC 98-101 NO
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · OKC 100-103 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
