⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q2 7:37 · NO 36-48 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 1:53 · NO 100-115 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 9:54 · NO 25-48 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 4:09 · NO 67-84 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
