New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Apr 21, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	17	26	25	24	92
OKC	17	26	31	20	94

Game Recap

The Thunder edge the Pelicans in a thrilling season opener that goes down to the wire.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	37	5-17	0-2	2-2	6	3	0	1	2	2	+1	12
25Trey Murphy IIIPF	44	8-18	5-12	0-0	4	2	1	3	0	3	0	21
17Jonas ValanciunasC	29	5-9	0-0	3-4	20	2	1	0	3	2	-2	13
5Herbert JonesSG	33	2-10	2-8	2-2	7	4	1	0	3	2	-3	8
3CJ McCollumPG	39	9-22	2-9	0-0	3	6	2	1	3	5	+1	20
22Larry Nance Jr.	19	4-6	0-0	0-1	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	8
15Jose Alvarado	19	2-7	1-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	-6	5
8Naji Marshall	15	2-7	1-4	0-0	4	4	1	1	0	1	+1	5
11Dyson Daniels	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
32E.J. Liddell	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-9638.5%	11-3928.2%	7-977.8%	52	22	7	6	14	16	-	92

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	34	2-6	2-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	6
8Jalen WilliamsPF	40	8-18	1-5	2-3	7	4	2	0	4	3	+8	19
7Chet HolmgrenC	32	6-14	2-6	1-2	11	2	1	5	3	0	+1	15
3Josh GiddeySG	19	1-6	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	2	0	+7	2
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	39	11-24	0-3	6-7	6	4	0	0	3	3	-1	28
11Isaiah Joe	15	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+7	5
34Kenrich Williams	8	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-5	2
33Gordon Hayward	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
22Cason Wallace	18	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-4	5
21Aaron Wiggins	15	2-2	1-1	1-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	-4	6
6Jaylin Williams	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	+1	6
15Bismack Biyombo	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Ousmane Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Mike Muscala	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Lindy Waters III	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8543.5%	10-3231.3%	10-1376.9%	44	21	5	7	13	13	-	94

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPOKC

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. C. Holmgren: Tip to B. Ingram
(11:35) MISS B. Ingram 18' Jump Shot
(11:31) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:26) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(11:22) MISS H. Jones running Layup - blocked
(11:22) C. Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:20) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:07) C. Holmgren 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
03
+2 (10:44) J. Valanciunas 6' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
23
(10:29) MISS C. Holmgren alley-oop Layup
(10:27) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) J. Valanciunas offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:15) J. Valanciunas offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:07) J. Williams driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
25
+2 (9:55) C. McCollum driving Layup (2 PTS)
45
+2 (9:36) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' pullup bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Holmgren 1 AST)
47
+3 (9:20) H. Jones 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
77
(9:09) MISS J. Williams 26' step back 3PT
(9:08) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:00) MISS T. Murphy III floating Shot
(8:56) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:49) MISS C. Holmgren 27' 3PT
(8:45) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) L. Dort personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:29) MISS B. Ingram 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(8:25) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:16) MISS C. Holmgren driving finger roll Layup
(8:15) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:11) MISS C. McCollum 28' running 3PT
(8:07) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:59) MISS J. Giddey 6' driving floating Shot
(7:55) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:50) MISS C. McCollum 6' driving floating Shot
(7:47) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:31) MISS J. Williams 3PT
(7:29) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:19) MISS H. Jones driving Layup
(7:15) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:15) J. Valanciunas putback DUNK (4 PTS)
97
(7:08) MISS C. Holmgren 26' 3PT
(7:05) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:48) J. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:48) OKC Timeout
+2 (6:33) C. McCollum 18' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
117
(6:19) C. Holmgren lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:08) MISS H. Jones 25' 3PT
(6:04) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:45) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
119
(5:23) MISS H. Jones 24' 3PT
(5:20) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:12) MISS C. Holmgren finger roll Layup
(5:10) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:06) MISS C. McCollum running Layup - blocked
(5:06) J. Giddey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:06) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(4:52) MISS C. Holmgren 27' 3PT
(4:48) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:35) MISS T. Murphy III 26' 3PT
(4:31) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:20) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:20) J. Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(4:12) MISS T. Murphy III 25' step back 3PT
(4:10) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (4:02) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (6 PTS)
1111
(3:45) S. Gilgeous-Alexander personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:35) MISS J. Alvarado 24' 3PT
(3:33) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:33) K. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
+1 (3:33) H. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1211
+1 (3:33) H. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1311
(3:21) T. Murphy III personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:09) B. Ingram shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
(3:09) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:09) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:09) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1312
(2:47) MISS B. Ingram 19' pullup Shot
(2:44) G. Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:40) L. Dort 26' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (G. Hayward 1 AST)
1315
+2 (2:11) B. Ingram 14' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1515
(2:00) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14' step back Shot
(1:58) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:48) J. Alvarado driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1715
(1:33) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll Layup
(1:31) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:24) MISS H. Jones 25' pullup 3PT
(1:20) G. Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:15) MISS K. Williams running 3PT
(1:12) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:04) L. Nance Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:04) G. Hayward STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:57) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup (9 PTS)
1717
(0:57) NOP Timeout
(0:35) MISS J. Alvarado 10' floating Shot
(0:31) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:22) MISS K. Williams 3PT
(0:19) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

OKC

92Points94

37-96(38.5%)Field Goal(%)37-85(43.5%)

11-39(28.2%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

7-9(77.8%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

52(18)Rebounds(Offensive)44(8)

22Assists21

7Steals5

6Blocks7

14Turnovers13

16Fouls13

36Pts In The Paint42

7Fast Break Pts20

11Pts Off Turnovers14

18Bench Pts24

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, April 21, 2024 · 9:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)

tv: TNT