⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 27 threes to their ten- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 40-13 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:18 · OKC 28-17 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 10:18 · OKC 49-26 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 7:34 · OKC 120-88 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 27 | Threes made | 10 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 40 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
