NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 125 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 125 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 33-23 OKC; Q2 NOP 31-23 OKC; Q3 NOP 16-31 OKC; Q4 NOP 32-35 OKC; OT1 NOP 16-13 OKC.
Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 44 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 17-of-29 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Jaxson Hayes (NOP) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-9 shooting; Josh Giddey (OKC) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Naji Marshall (NOP) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · OKC
44 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 17-29 FG
Scoring · NOP
23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-13 FG
Scoring · NOP
21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-9 FG
Season highs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 44 pointsJaxson Hayes · Season-high 21 pointsShai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 10 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 33 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 128 | |
| OKC | 23 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 125 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPOKC
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.5%Effective FG%52.5%
15.8%Turnover %13.7%
26.0%Offensive rebound %19.2%
0.426Free-throw rate0.245
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 40 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Herbert Jones F | 37 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 7-8 | +3 |
| CJ McCollum G | 36 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-18 | 3-8 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Naji Marshall F | 34 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 8-10 | -2 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | +5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Devonte' Graham G | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Dyson Daniels G | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Willy Hernangomez C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G | 43 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17-29 | 3-4 | 7-9 | -6 |
| Luguentz Dort G | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 4-7 | -5 |
| Josh Giddey G | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Aleksej Pokusevski C | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jalen Williams G-F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | -9 |
| Kenrich Williams G-F | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -11 |
| Mike Muscala F-C | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Tre Mann G | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Isaiah Joe G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Lindy Waters III F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Aaron Wiggins G | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Darius Bazley F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Bench | 40 | 23 | 82.9 | 16.0 | +7.8 | 14.5 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 28 | 21 | 83.9 | 20.0 | +11.6 | 17.9 |
| CJ McCollum | Bench | 36 | 17 | 43.0 | 27.0 | +5.0 | 10.8 |
| Naji Marshall | Bench | 34 | 17 | 59.0 | 21.2 | -2.6 | 9.7 |
| Herbert Jones | Bench | 37 | 15 | 48.3 | 20.7 | +3.6 | 6.2 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 22 | 11 | 50.6 | 20.3 | +2.0 | 7.7 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 27 | 10 | 56.3 | 13.7 | -3.2 | 5.8 |
| Devonte' Graham | Bench | 18 | 9 | 65.4 | 16.3 | -4.9 | 16.5 |
| Willy Hernangomez | Bench | 9 | 5 | 42.5 | 34.6 | -3.8 | 11.8 |
| Garrett Temple | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dyson Daniels | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | +5.9 | 7.4 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Bench | 43 | 44 | 66.7 | 31.2 | -7.2 | 25.5 |
| Josh Giddey | Bench | 34 | 20 | 66.7 | 23.8 | +13.0 | 12.2 |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | Bench | 32 | 17 | 77.3 | 16.0 | -8.6 | 14.3 |
| Jalen Williams | Bench | 30 | 11 | 40.0 | 23.3 | -13.4 | 2.7 |
| Luguentz Dort | Bench | 40 | 10 | 38.2 | 14.7 | -5.5 | 0.0 |
| Kenrich Williams | Bench | 26 | 9 | 61.5 | 11.5 | -17.0 | 9.6 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 14 | 9 | 56.3 | 30.3 | +12.1 | 0.8 |
| Mike Muscala | Bench | 15 | 5 | 51.2 | 13.5 | +39.0 | 14.1 |
| Isaiah Joe | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | -28.5 | -13.0 |
| Aaron Wiggins | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | -14.3 | -4.8 |
| Lindy Waters III | Bench | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | +46.3 | 0.0 |
| Darius Bazley | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -60.0 | 7.7 |
| Eugene Omoruyi | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
NOP 2
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0 OKC
Last 8 meetings · since 2020-21
NOP 5
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- OKC 101@NOP 105 Recap
- NOP 112@OKC 117 Recap
- NOP 113@OKC 110 Recap
- OKC 108@NOP 100 Recap
- NOP 109@OKC 95 Recap
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