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Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll to 3-0 series lead with 106-85 win over the Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams was on his hands and knees after taking a hard shot to the eye on the opening possession of a pivotal playoff game.
By the third quarter, Williams was draining a pair of 3-pointers during a 9-0 run that had the New Orleans Pelicans reeling.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, Williams and Josh Giddey each had 21 and the Thunder beat the Pelicans 106-85 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
“Dub's very talented,” Gilgeous-Alexander said of Williams, who has averaged about 20 points in the series and scored 13 of his Game 3 points in the second half. “He was clearly big tonight, very impressive and nothing we're not used to.”
The top-seeded Thunder entered the playoffs answering a lot of questions about the relative youth and inexperience on its roster - and that appeared justified after a two -point escape at home in Game 1 against the eighth-seeded Pelicans.
Since then, the Thunder have posted victory margins of 32 in Game 2 and 21 in Game 3, in no small part because of a relentless defensive effort that has kept the Pelicans to 92 or fewer points in all three games of the series.
“We were ready to play,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “Our physicality again, our defense and focus on that end of the floor was really, really good, made them earn everything. And I thought that set the tone.”
Oklahoma City hit 17 of 36 (47.2%) from 3-point range and held a lead of 10 points or more throughout the second half, going up by as many as 24 in the fourth quarter. By then, a contingent of Thunder fans could be heard chanting, “OKC! OKC!” as New Orleans fans filed out.
“We adjusted really well to the flow of the game. We got good looks,” Giddey said. “They threw a lot of different looks at us but we've got a lot of weapons on the floor at all times. So, guys made the right play, the extra pass.”
The Pelicans, who've been without star forward Zion Williamson during the series because of his hamstring injury, will try to avoid elimination at home in Game 4 on Monday night.
“It’s not over,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of his message to the team. "Look, we’ve got another game here at home and we’re not going to fix all of our issues tonight. Go home, have a good meal and we’ll come back (Sunday) and practice and go over what we need to do and get ready for the next game.”
History is not on their side. No team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 series deficit.
“You can’t take your foot off the gas no matter what the lead is in a series,” Giddey said. “Neither team looks at this series as over.”
Brandon Ingram scored 19 points and CJ McCollum had 16 for New Orleans, which struggled to hit from the perimeter and to take care of the ball.
The Pelicans, who shot just 27.7% from 3-point range during the series' first two games combined, improved only marginally in their return home, hitting 28.1% (9 of 32). New Orleans also turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 23 Thunder points.
The game began ominously for the Thunder when Williams took a forearm to the face from Ingram while attempting a driving floater and fell to his hands and knees.
No foul was called on the collision, which sent Williams to the locker room for much of the first quarter before he checked back in late in the period.
The game was competitive until the Thunder went on a 14-0 run in the second quarter that gave Oklahoma City a 54-39 lead.
The surge began with a 3 by Gilgeous-Alexander before Lu Dort connected on three straight from deep.
“I’m sure us turning the ball over didn’t help," said Pelicans wing Trey Murphy III, who scored 10 points. “Then they were just moving the ball really well and we had some defensive breakdowns. They were making shots and capitalizing off of our mistakes.”
After McCollum's 3 cut the Pelicans' deficit to 12, they had a chance to get closer in the final seconds of the half, but Gilgeous-Alexander stole the ball from McCollum and was fouled.
Gilgeous-Alexander hit two free throws to give the Thunder a 60-46 lead at halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Chet Holmgren vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Josh Giddey gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Jalen Williams misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | CJ McCollum misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:18 | | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:51 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | CJ McCollum misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | Herbert Jones turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 10:18 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Josh Giddey misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running alley-oop dunk (CJ McCollum assists) | 0-4 |
| 9:19 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-4 |
| 8:55 | | CJ McCollum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point stepback jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 2-7 |
| 8:29 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 5-7 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup | 5-9 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 7-9 |
| 7:38 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting dunk (Cason Wallace assists) | 9-9 |
| 7:07 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (CJ McCollum steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-9 |
| 5:36 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Naji Marshall offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 5:16 | | Naji Marshall kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:02 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 4:54 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point bank jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 11-11 |
| 4:29 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 14-11 |
| 3:43 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:32 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point driving hook shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 16-11 |
| 2:56 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 2:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-13 |
| 2:34 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-14 |
| 2:18 | | +3 | Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 19-14 |
| 1:56 | | Naji Marshall misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-14 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-14 |
| 1:27 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 21-17 |
| 1:05 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Brandon Ingram's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:34 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-17 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 0:15 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 23-19 |
| 0:04 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 11:30 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 25-21 |
| 11:15 | | CJ McCollum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-21 |
| 10:52 | | Chet Holmgren personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Trey Murphy III personal foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-21 |
| 10:15 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 29-23 |
| 9:52 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot | 31-23 |
| 9:39 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 31-26 |
| 9:23 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 31-29 |
| 8:43 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point tip dunk | 33-29 |
| 8:27 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:26 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 36-29 |
| 7:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running finger roll layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 36-31 |
| 7:17 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running layup | 36-33 |
| 7:08 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 38-33 |
| 6:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 38-36 |
| 5:37 | | Jalen Williams misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 40-36 |
| 5:25 | | Jaylin Williams personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point reverse layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 40-38 |
| 4:47 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-39 |
| 4:39 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:36 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 43-39 |
| 4:02 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 46-39 |
| 3:35 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Trey Murphy III's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:32 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 49-39 |
| 3:27 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 52-39 |
| 2:40 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 54-39 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 54-41 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 56-41 |
| 1:44 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 56-43 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 58-43 |
| 0:43 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 58-46 |
| 0:28 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-46 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-46 |
| 0:00 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 60-48 |
| 11:27 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (CJ McCollum steals) | ||
| 11:24 | | CJ McCollum offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | CJ McCollum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | Jalen Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 11:09 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | CJ McCollum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:50 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 60-51 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 63-51 |
| 10:15 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 66-51 |
| 9:47 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:36 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup | 66-53 |
| 9:34 | | Jalen Williams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 69-53 |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 69-56 |
| 8:52 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 69-58 |
| 8:31 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists) | 71-58 |
| 7:56 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 7:45 | | Brandon Ingram blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 73-58 |
| 7:17 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-59 |
| 7:17 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-60 |
| 7:04 | | Josh Giddey misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point stepback jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 73-62 |
| 6:33 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-62 |
| 6:33 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:31 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Herbert Jones turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Ingram steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 74-64 |
| 4:47 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Trey Murphy III's two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:29 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jump ball. Jalen Williams vs. Larry Nance Jr. (Jalen Williams gains possession) | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround jump shot | 76-64 |
| 4:09 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 76-66 |
| 3:32 | | CJ McCollum blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 79-66 |
| 2:14 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 82-66 |
| 1:20 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 0:46 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point pullup jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 85-66 |
| 0:32 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Jalen Williams misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point pullup jump shot | 85-69 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-69 |
| 11:44 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:39 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Naji Marshall turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:03 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point stepback jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 89-69 |
| 10:45 | | Naji Marshall misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Naji Marshall misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:55 | | CJ McCollum misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 92-69 |
| 8:24 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:11 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-70 |
| 8:11 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-71 |
| 7:46 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 95-71 |
| 7:07 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 95-72 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 95-73 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 95-74 |
| 6:42 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 6:30 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Brandon Ingram's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:29 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 97-74 |
| 6:18 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point tip layup | 97-76 |
| 6:18 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:18 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Chet Holmgren blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | CJ McCollum personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 99-76 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 99-78 |
| 4:46 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:44 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup | 99-80 |
| 4:42 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-81 |
| 4:22 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 101-81 |
| 3:50 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:31 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point dunk | 103-81 |
| 2:52 | | Herbert Jones turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | Herbert Jones technical foul | ||
| 2:32 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:32 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-81 |
| 2:32 | | Matt Ryan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:18 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:56 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Matt Ryan steals) | ||
| 1:50 | | Matt Ryan turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 1:34 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running layup | 104-83 |
| 1:12 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | E.J. Liddell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 0:47 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup | 106-83 |
| 0:16 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 106-85 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0:16 |
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+ 2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup | 0:23 |
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Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | 0:41 |
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Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | 0:43 |
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Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | 0:47 |
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Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | 0:53 |
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E.J. Liddell defensive rebound | 1:09 |
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Kenrich Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | 1:12 |
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+ 2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running layup | 1:33 |
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Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | 1:34 |
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Matt Ryan turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | 1:50 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 106 | 85 |
| Field Goals | 40-83 (48.2%) | 32-84 (38.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 17-36 (47.2%) | 9-32 (28.1%) |
| Free Throws | 9-13 (69.2%) | 12-14 (85.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 50 |
| Offensive | 9 | 11 |
| Defensive | 38 | 34 |
| Team | 4 | 5 |
| Assists | 27 | 18 |
| Steals | 13 | 14 |
| Blocks | 5 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 20 |
| Fouls | 14 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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S. Gilgeous-Alexander SG | 27.3 PPG | 6.0 RPG | 5.0 APG | 47.6 FG% |
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B. Ingram SF | 19 PTS | 4 REB | 1 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8/20 | 1/5 | 7/9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +22 | 47 |
| J. Giddey | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8/13 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +15 | 39 |
| J. Williams | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9/16 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | +22 | 39 |
| L. Dort | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4/9 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +13 | 21 |
| C. Holmgren | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8/20 | 1/5 | 7/9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +22 | 47 |
| J. Giddey | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8/13 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +15 | 39 |
| J. Williams | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9/16 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | +22 | 39 |
| L. Dort | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4/9 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +13 | 21 |
| C. Holmgren | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| I. Joe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 9 |
| A. Wiggins | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| C. Wallace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
| J. Williams | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| G. Hayward | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| K. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| L. Waters III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| B. Biyombo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Muscala | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Dieng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Sarr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Flagler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 106 | 47 | 27 | 40/83 | 17/36 | 9/13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 38 | +105 | 209 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Ingram | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7/14 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 25 |
| C. McCollum | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7/22 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 32 |
| H. Jones | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -16 | 23 |
| T. Murphy III | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -26 | 21 |
| J. Valanciunas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Ingram | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7/14 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 25 |
| C. McCollum | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7/22 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 32 |
| H. Jones | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -16 | 23 |
| T. Murphy III | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -26 | 21 |
| J. Valanciunas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Nance Jr. | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 32 |
| N. Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -18 | 6 |
| D. Daniels | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
| M. Ryan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 |
| J. Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| J. Alvarado | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| E. Liddell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 |
| C. Zeller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Crutcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Brockington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Williamson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Robinson-Earl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Seabron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 85 | 45 | 18 | 32/84 | 9/32 | 12/14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 34 | -105 | 162 |
