⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 8:51 · OKC 59-50 NO
- Ties it
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:36 · OKC 90-90 NO
- Winner
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:32 · OKC 92-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · OKC 88-88 NO
- Turnover
Chet Holmgren out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:40 · OKC 88-90 NO
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · OKC 93-92 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 4:01 · OKC 65-66 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · OKC 88-90 NO
- Turnover
Herbert Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · OKC 88-90 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram turnover
Q4 1:48 · OKC 88-90 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
