Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 11, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	32	31	24	23	110
NOP	22	22	28	24	96

Game Recap

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander records 35 points (11-23 FG) for the Thunder as they defeat the Pelicans, 110-96. Josh Giddey (19 points, seven rebounds, four assists) and Jalen Williams (17 points) added a combined 36 points for the Thunder in the victory, while CJ McCollum tallied 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Thunder improve to 32-35, while the Pelicans fall to 32-35.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	37	2-8	1-5	3-4	2	5	2	0	0	4	+18	8
8Jalen WilliamsPF	36	7-10	0-0	3-3	4	2	3	0	3	0	+16	17
6Jaylin WilliamsC	19	3-5	2-3	1-2	3	0	0	1	1	3	-2	9
3Josh GiddeySG	32	8-12	1-1	2-4	7	4	0	0	3	1	+3	19
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	37	11-23	0-0	13-13	6	2	4	1	1	3	+12	35
11Isaiah Joe	28	3-7	3-7	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	-1	9
12Lindy Waters III	17	2-7	2-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	2	+8	6
21Aaron Wiggins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
9Dario Saric	19	1-6	0-3	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	2	+11	4
13Ousmane Dieng	9	0-2	0-2	3-4	2	0	1	0	0	1	+3	3
14Jared Butler	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8046.3%	9-2832.1%	27-3284.4%	38	17	11	2	11	17	-	110

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Naji MarshallSF	35	6-12	3-6	0-0	8	2	0	0	7	4	-8	15
25Trey Murphy IIIPF	40	5-12	2-7	3-4	4	2	0	1	1	4	-11	15
17Jonas ValanciunasC	16	4-6	1-1	4-5	4	1	0	0	3	3	-12	13
5Herbert JonesSG	18	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	5	-7	4
3CJ McCollumPG	38	8-20	4-7	6-6	7	8	0	0	5	3	-13	26
11Dyson Daniels	24	2-7	1-5	0-0	6	5	1	0	2	0	-9	5
13Kira Lewis Jr.	7	0-3	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	1
2Josh Richardson	26	2-10	1-6	1-1	4	1	2	1	0	2	-11	6
10Jaxson Hayes	31	5-8	0-0	1-1	8	2	0	2	2	4	-2	11
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	34-8142.0%	12-3435.3%	16-1984.2%	43	23	3	4	22	25	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. J. Williams: Tip to N. Marshall
(11:41) J. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciunas 2 FT)
+1 (11:41) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:41) MISS J. Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:41) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) MISS L. Dort 27' 3PT
(11:16) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:06) C. McCollum 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
04
(10:49) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)
(10:49) MISS J. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:49) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:49) J. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
14
(10:35) J. Valanciunas lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:35) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:30) J. Williams running Layup (2 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)
34
(10:19) MISS N. Marshall 3PT
(10:15) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (10:12) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
44
+1 (10:12) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
54
(9:58) N. Marshall lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:58) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (2 STL)
(9:53) MISS L. Dort running Layup
(9:48) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS C. McCollum 7' driving floating Shot
(9:37) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:34) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (3 PTS)
56
+3 (9:18) L. Dort 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
86
(8:59) MISS C. McCollum 26' pullup 3PT
(8:54) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:48) J. Giddey driving Layup (2 PTS)
106
(8:38) S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McCollum 2 FT)
+1 (8:38) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
107
+1 (8:38) C. McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
108
(8:32) J. Williams bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:26) MISS C. McCollum 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(8:26) S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:26) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:10) MISS N. Marshall 6' bank Shot
(8:08) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:59) J. Williams 25' 3PT (4 PTS) (L. Dort 2 AST)
138
+2 (7:43) J. Valanciunas 12' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
1310
+2 (7:34) J. Williams 7' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
1510
+2 (7:19) N. Marshall 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1512
(7:06) MISS J. Giddey 13' driving floating Shot
(7:04) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:04) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Giddey 2 FT)
(7:04) MISS J. Giddey Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:04) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:04) MISS J. Giddey Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:02) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:46) H. Jones lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:46) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (6:42) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup (4 PTS)
1712
(6:36) NOP Timeout
(6:28) MISS C. McCollum 7' driving floating Shot
(6:25) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:18) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup
(6:16) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:09) J. Valanciunas 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
1715
(5:56) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Giddey 2 FT)
+1 (5:56) J. Giddey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1815
+1 (5:56) J. Giddey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1915
+2 (5:48) J. Richardson 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
1917
+2 (5:36) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2117
(5:22) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. S. Gilgeous-Alexander: Tip to D. Daniels
(5:08) MISS T. Murphy III 3PT
(5:05) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:57) MISS J. Williams driving Layup
(4:54) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:35) L. Waters III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murphy III 2 FT)
+1 (4:35) T. Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2118
+1 (4:35) T. Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2119
+2 (4:25) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (8 PTS)
2319
(4:18) MISS J. Richardson 24' 3PT
(4:14) L. Waters III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:12) MISS L. Waters III 25' pullup 3PT
(4:09) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:59) MISS J. Valanciunas 11' driving Layup - blocked
(3:59) J. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:59) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:50) Jump Ball J. Williams vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to J. Giddey
(3:46) J. Giddey lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:46) J. Richardson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:36) MISS K. Lewis Jr. 27' 3PT
(3:32) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:20) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:20) D. Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
(3:11) MISS J. Richardson 26' 3PT
(3:08) L. Waters III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:56) MISS I. Joe 27' 3PT
(2:52) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:44) MISS D. Daniels 3PT
(2:40) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:31) L. Waters III lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:31) OKC Timeout
(2:15) J. Hayes off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(2:15) J. Hayes offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (2:05) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2519
(1:53) L. Waters III defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (1:53) J. Richardson technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2520
(1:42) MISS C. McCollum driving Layup
(1:40) D. Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:29) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (12 PTS)
2720
(1:21) MISS J. Richardson 3PT
(1:18) D. Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:16) C. McCollum personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (1:16) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
2820
+1 (1:16) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
2920
+2 (0:58) J. Hayes 9' Hook (2 PTS)
2922
+3 (0:39) I. Joe 26' 3PT step back (3 PTS)
3222
(0:30) L. Waters III personal FOUL (2 PF)
(0:22) MISS J. Richardson 16' pullup Shot
(0:19) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:17) J. Hayes bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:17) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (4 STL)
(0:01) MISS I. Joe 26' pullup 3PT
(0:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

NOP

110Points96

37-80(46.3%)Field Goal(%)34-81(42.0%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

27-32(84.4%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

38(4)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)

17Assists23

11Steals3

2Blocks4

11Turnovers22

17Fouls25

48Pts In The Paint36

18Fast Break Pts10

24Pts Off Turnovers8

22Bench Pts23

21Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, March 11, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,606 (99.0%)