⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 37 from three
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 29-4 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 2
- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 58
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:29 · OKC 34-28 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q3 8:58 · OKC 75-59 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 9:48 · OKC 92-74 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Joe flopping technical foul
Q3 9:23 · OKC 59-58 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
