⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:04 · NO 75-70 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · NO 82-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:19 · NO 80-83 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 5:54 · NO 82-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · NO 87-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · NO 89-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · NO 89-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
