⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 24-15 off them
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:51 · OKC 13-9 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 8:23 · OKC 37-26 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 0:25 · OKC 83-69 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander technical foul
Q2 1:23 · OKC 44-41 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:31 · OKC 37-36 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q2 1:23 · OKC 44-41 NO
- Technical
Double technical foul - Saddiq Bey and Jaylin Williams
Q4 1:18 · OKC 98-91 NO
📊The numbers
| OKC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
