⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:05 · OKC 22-12 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 7:53 · OKC 122-90 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 3:57 · OKC 133-97 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:05 · OKC 78-62 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevon Looney flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:53 · OKC 114-90 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 20 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
