New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Dec 23, 2022

FINAL / OT

20-12New OrleansPelicans

128

14-19Oklahoma CityThunder

125

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NOP	33	31	16	32	16	128
OKC	23	23	31	35	13	125

Game Recap

Despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s career-high 44 points, along with 10 rebounds and six assists, the Thunder fell to the Pelicans in overtime, 128-125. Trey Murphy III recorded a team-high 23 points for the Pelicans, while CJ McCollum added 17 points, six rebounds, and 11 assists in the victory. The Pelicans improve to 20-12 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 14-19.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	39	8-13	5-8	2-2	5	1	2	0	2	1	+6	23
8Naji MarshallPF	33	4-10	1-4	8-10	8	3	1	0	3	3	-2	17
17Jonas ValanciunasC	27	4-8	0-2	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	3	-3	10
5Herbert JonesSG	36	4-12	0-3	7-8	6	3	3	1	3	5	+3	15
3CJ McCollumPG	35	5-18	3-8	4-4	6	11	1	2	4	2	+3	17
11Dyson Daniels	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	5	2	2	0	1	1	+2	0
9Willy Hernangomez	9	2-5	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	1	3	1	0	5
4Devonte' Graham	18	3-6	1-4	2-2	2	5	1	0	1	1	-1	9
15Jose Alvarado	22	3-10	3-7	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	1	+2	11
10Jaxson Hayes	27	8-9	0-0	5-8	6	4	0	0	2	3	+5	21
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-9443.6%	13-3735.1%	33-4082.5%	55	30	10	4	21	21	-	128

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	39	3-10	0-4	4-7	2	2	0	0	2	2	-5	10
8Jalen WilliamsPF	30	4-12	0-3	3-4	7	3	0	0	3	4	-9	11
17Aleksej PokusevskiC	31	7-11	3-5	0-0	6	3	4	1	1	5	-6	17
3Josh GiddeySG	34	9-15	2-3	0-0	10	6	1	1	5	5	+10	20
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	43	17-29	3-4	7-9	10	6	2	1	2	4	-6	44
11Isaiah Joe	12	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	-8	0
34Kenrich Williams	26	3-6	1-3	2-3	5	2	0	0	0	2	-11	9
55Darius Bazley	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
12Lindy Waters III	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	+11	0
23Tre Mann	14	3-8	3-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	2	+5	9
21Aaron Wiggins	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	0	-2	0
33Mike Muscala	14	1-4	1-3	2-2	3	3	0	1	0	1	+12	5
97Eugene Omoruyi	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-10246.1%	13-3537.1%	18-2572.0%	47	27	9	5	18	26	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPOKC

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. A. Pokusevski: Tip to N. Marshall
(11:46) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(11:42) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:31) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:19) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(11:17) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:10) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:10) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:05) N. Marshall running Layup (2 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:47) L. Dort driving Layup (2 PTS)
24
(10:38) MISS C. McCollum 25' step back 3PT
(10:35) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:26) J. Giddey 7' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
26
(10:02) MISS J. Valanciunas Layup - blocked
(10:02) A. Pokusevski BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:00) MISS C. McCollum 3PT
(9:57) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) J. Valanciunas personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (9:42) A. Pokusevski driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
28
(9:31) MISS N. Marshall 25' 3PT
(9:28) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:24) C. McCollum shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dort 2 FT)
(9:24) MISS L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:24) L. Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
29
+2 (9:11) J. Valanciunas Layup (2 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
49
(8:48) MISS J. Williams 7' driving floating Shot
(8:46) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:32) C. McCollum 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
69
+2 (8:18) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
611
(8:13) A. Pokusevski shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
+1 (8:13) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
711
+1 (8:13) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
811
(7:55) MISS J. Giddey driving bank Shot
(7:54) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:49) MISS C. McCollum running Layup
(7:49) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:42) A. Pokusevski 26' 3PT running (5 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
814
(7:25) A. Pokusevski shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (McCollum 2 FT)
+1 (7:25) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
914
+1 (7:25) C. McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1014
(7:17) A. Pokusevski bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:17) H. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
(7:14) J. Giddey shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
+1 (7:14) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1114
+1 (7:14) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1214
(7:05) MISS L. Dort 3PT
(7:02) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:56) S. Gilgeous-Alexander personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:56) OKC Timeout
+2 (6:39) N. Marshall driving Layup (8 PTS) (H. Jones 2 AST)
1414
+2 (6:26) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6' fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Pokusevski 1 AST)
1416
(6:16) MISS C. McCollum 20' pullup Shot
(6:16) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:09) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:09) H. Jones STEAL (3 STL)
(6:03) MISS T. Murphy III running Layup
(6:00) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:54) MISS J. Williams 3PT
(5:51) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:44) MISS A. Pokusevski driving bank Shot
(5:42) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:36) C. McCollum 6' driving bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1616
(5:24) MISS L. Dort 24' 3PT
(5:21) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (5:13) N. Marshall 3PT (11 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
1916
(4:57) J. Giddey traveling TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:47) C. McCollum traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:38) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11' step back Shot
(4:35) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:28) MISS C. McCollum running Layup - blocked
(4:28) S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:26) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:24) L. Dort bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:24) D. Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:15) W. Hernangomez turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Daniels 1 AST)
2116
(4:01) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dort 2 FT)
(4:01) MISS L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (4:01) L. Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2117
(3:50) W. Hernangomez traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (3:32) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (8 PTS)
2119
(3:23) W. Hernangomez offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:23) W. Hernangomez offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:05) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6' turnaround Shot
(3:03) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:50) D. Graham driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Daniels 2 AST)
2319
(2:30) S. Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:30) T. Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(2:22) MISS W. Hernangomez driving floating Shot
(2:19) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:14) MISS I. Joe 27' running 3PT
(2:11) D. Graham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:06) MISS T. Murphy III running 3PT
(2:04) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:01) MISS D. Daniels 24' 3PT
(1:54) D. Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:53) MISS L. Dort running 3PT
(1:49) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:43) T. Murphy III 29' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Graham 1 AST)
2619
(1:41) OKC Timeout
(1:27) MISS J. Williams driving Hook
(1:26) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:17) J. Alvarado 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Graham 2 AST)
2919
+2 (1:03) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2921
(0:44) J. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hernangomez 2 FT)
(0:44) MISS W. Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:44) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:44) W. Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3021
(0:34) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:34) D. Daniels STEAL (2 STL)
(0:30) W. Hernangomez bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(0:30) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:27) K. Williams running DUNK (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
3023
+3 (0:06) J. Alvarado 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Graham 3 AST)
3323
(0:00) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:00) D. Graham STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

NOP

OKC

128Points125

41-94(43.6%)Field Goal(%)47-102(46.1%)

13-37(35.1%)3-Point(%)13-35(37.1%)

33-40(82.5%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

55(13)Rebounds(Offensive)47(10)

30Assists27

10Steals9

4Blocks5

21Turnovers18

21Fouls26

54Pts In The Paint66

9Fast Break Pts20

22Pts Off Turnovers17

46Bench Pts23

21Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, December 23, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

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