⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-8 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:59 · NO 34-49 OKC
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:12 · NO 91-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 7:22 · NO 34-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · NO 91-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
