Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 26, 2024

FINAL

50-21Oklahoma CityThunder

119

44-28New OrleansPelicans

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	33	40	23	23	119
NOP	34	24	32	22	112

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Pelicans, 119-112. Jalen Williams (26 points, five rebounds), Josh Giddey (season-high 25 points, nine rebounds, four assists, five 3PM) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24 points, five rebounds, eight assists) lead the Thunder with 75 combined points in the victory, while Zion Williamson tallied 29 points, five rebounds and 10 assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. OKC closed the game on a 12-0 run and improved to 50-21 on the season, while the Pelicans fell to 44-28.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	32	2-6	1-4	1-1	6	1	1	0	3	3	+7	6
8Jalen WilliamsPF	34	9-18	3-6	5-5	2	5	0	1	2	4	+8	26
7Chet HolmgrenC	33	7-13	1-6	1-2	9	4	0	2	1	3	+16	16
3Josh GiddeySG	30	10-14	5-8	0-0	9	4	0	0	3	1	+9	25
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	38	9-20	1-3	5-6	5	8	2	0	0	1	+14	24
33Gordon Hayward	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-19	0
6Jaylin Williams	13	1-1	1-1	0-0	7	2	0	0	3	2	-7	3
11Isaiah Joe	16	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	+3	6
22Cason Wallace	13	3-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
34Kenrich Williams	18	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	+4	6
15Bismack Biyombo	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Mike Muscala	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Olivier Sarr	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Lindy Waters III	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Aaron Wiggins	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8653.5%	15-3444.1%	12-1485.7%	45	28	5	3	12	17	-	119

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	38	6-10	4-6	0-1	6	2	0	1	0	2	-8	16
1Zion WilliamsonPF	38	10-17	0-0	9-10	5	10	3	0	5	4	-2	29
17Jonas ValanciunasC	10	2-4	0-1	2-3	6	1	0	0	0	0	-11	6
5Herbert JonesSG	30	4-12	2-8	6-6	2	4	1	1	2	5	-21	16
3CJ McCollumPG	41	8-24	4-11	3-3	6	5	0	0	0	2	-7	23
22Larry Nance Jr.	32	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-3	4
15Jose Alvarado	16	3-7	2-6	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	2	-5	8
8Naji Marshall	23	3-6	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	3	+15	7
24Jordan Hawkins	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	+7	0
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	14-3836.8%	20-2387.0%	37	26	7	2	9	18	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCNOP

(11:58) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Holmgren: Tip to Giddey
(11:42) MISS Holmgren 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:39) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:38) Giddey 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:23) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
22
+3 (11:05) Giddey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Dort 1 AST)
52
(10:56) MISS Jones 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:51) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS Holmgren 2' Driving Layup
(10:41) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) MISS McCollum 11' Running Jump Shot
(10:35) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (10:26) Giddey 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Holmgren 1 AST)
82
(10:09) MISS Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Valanciunas 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
84
(9:53) MISS Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:51) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:47) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:47) Dort STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:32) Jal. Williams 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
104
(9:11) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(9:08) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:52) Murphy III Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
106
(8:44) Holmgren Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:34) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:32) Holmgren S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(8:32) MISS Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:32) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (8:32) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
107
(8:20) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:19) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (8:07) Jones 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
109
(8:02) MISS Giddey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:59) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:51) MISS Williamson 2' Layup
(7:49) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:48) Jal. Williams 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
129
(7:48) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
+1 (7:48) Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
139
+2 (7:38) Williamson 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1311
+3 (7:27) Jal. Williams 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
1611
(7:09) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:01) Giddey 6' Running Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1811
+3 (6:48) Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
1814
+2 (6:36) Holmgren 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
2014
(6:18) Giddey P.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
(6:18) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:08) MISS Williamson 2' Driving Layup
(6:08) Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:06) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:02) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:02) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:49) Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williamson 3 AST)
2017
(5:34) Murphy III P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Kennedy)
+3 (5:22) Jay. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
2317
+2 (5:02) Williamson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
2319
(4:51) MISS Jal. Williams 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:51) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:48) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:45) MISS McCollum 2' Running Layup
(4:43) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:26) MISS Giddey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:09) Jones 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williamson 4 AST)
2321
(3:57) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
+1 (3:57) Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2421
+1 (3:57) Jal. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2521
+3 (3:47) Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 5 AST)
2524
(3:33) Jones P.FOUL (P2.T4) (D.Collins)
(3:24) MISS Jal. Williams 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:19) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:02) Williamson 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2526
(2:50) MISS Jal. Williams 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:48) PELICANS Rebound
(2:48) Thunder Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:48) PELICANS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+3 (2:31) Alvarado 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2529
+2 (2:15) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2729
(1:59) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:56) Jay. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:44) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Hook Shot
(1:41) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:39) Wallace P.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
+3 (1:32) Hawkins 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 6 AST)
2732
+3 (1:12) Joe 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jay. Williams 1 AST)
3032
(0:54) MISS Marshall 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:51) Jay. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:49) Wallace Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Jay. Williams 2 AST)
3232
+2 (0:32) Marshall 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 7 AST)
3234
(0:29) Alvarado P.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Kennedy)
(0:29) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:29) Thunder Rebound
+1 (0:29) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3334
(0:10) MISS Marshall 3PT Jump Shot
(0:08) Jay. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:06) Jay. Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:06) Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:01) MISS Williamson Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

NOP

119Points112

46-86(53.5%)Field Goal(%)39-86(45.3%)

15-34(44.1%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87.0%)

45(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(5)

28Assists26

5Steals7

3Blocks2

12Turnovers9

17Fouls18

52Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts18

17Pts Off Turnovers15

22Bench Pts22

20Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,436 (98.0%)