⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 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, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:30 · NO 49-57 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:39 · NO 90-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q2 1:59 · NO 51-59 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 5:24 · NO 11-30 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 2:14 · NO 75-99 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
