⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 9:21 · NO 63-82 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:05 · NO 101-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q3 7:05 · NO 63-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:28 · NO 0-10 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 6:01 · NO 34-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
