Thunder (123) vs Pelicans (118) · Apr 12, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 12, 2023

1-0Oklahoma CityThunder

123

0-1New OrleansPelicans

118

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	32	25	39	27	123
NOP	29	34	24	31	118

Game Recap

Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 32 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans, 123-118. Josh Giddey (31 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists) and Luguentz Dort (27 points, five rebounds, four 3pt. FG) added a combined 58 points in the victory. Brandon Ingram tallied 30 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans, while Trey Murphy III (21 points, four rebounds, four 3pt. FG) and Jonas Valanciunas (16 points, 18 rebounds) added a combined 39 points in the losing effort. The Oklahoma City Thunder will now face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, April 14, with the winner securing the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The New Orleans Pelicans have officially been eliminated.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	36	8-14	4-8	7-8	5	1	0	1	0	5	+8	27
8Jalen WilliamsPF	39	4-14	0-5	3-4	4	2	2	1	1	1	+3	11
6Jaylin WilliamsC	32	3-9	1-7	1-2	8	8	1	0	0	4	+20	8
3Josh GiddeySG	42	11-22	3-7	6-7	9	10	0	1	2	0	-3	31
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	41	11-22	2-5	8-8	5	3	3	1	2	4	+15	32
9Dario Saric	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0	-9	4
11Isaiah Joe	19	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	+3	3
12Lindy Waters III	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21Aaron Wiggins	13	2-3	0-1	3-3	1	0	1	0	0	3	-12	7
13Ousmane Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9245.7%	11-3729.7%	28-3287.5%	38	25	7	5	7	19	-	123

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	43	6-16	4-10	5-5	4	2	1	0	1	3	-5	21
14Brandon IngramPF	37	10-19	1-2	9-11	6	7	0	1	4	3	-13	30
17Jonas ValanciunasC	30	7-9	1-1	1-2	18	3	0	0	1	1	-6	16
5Herbert JonesSG	39	7-16	1-5	5-6	5	5	1	1	3	5	-15	20
3CJ McCollumPG	40	5-15	1-5	3-4	2	4	2	1	0	3	+10	14
13Kira Lewis Jr.	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-9	0
2Josh Richardson	17	4-6	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	1	1	2	+4	9
10Jaxson Hayes	17	2-2	0-0	2-2	9	2	0	0	1	4	+3	6
8Naji Marshall	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	+6	2
11Dyson Daniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	9-2832.1%	25-3083.3%	48	27	5	4	11	23	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. J. Williams: Tip to Team (NOP)
(11:43) MISS T. Murphy III 12' driving floating bank Shot
(11:42) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:41) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:20) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(11:17) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS T. Murphy III 15' pullup Shot
(10:59) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8' driving Layup - blocked
(10:56) H. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:55) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS B. Ingram 20' pullup Shot
(10:37) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (10:37) J. Valanciunas tip Layup (4 PTS)
04
+2 (10:19) L. Dort driving DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
24
(10:04) MISS T. Murphy III 7' driving Layup
(10:00) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:51) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17' step back Shot
(9:49) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS B. Ingram 9' step back Shot
(9:38) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) J. Valanciunas 6' turnaround Hook (6 PTS)
26
(9:25) MISS L. Dort 24' 3PT
(9:20) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:19) J. Giddey putback Layup (2 PTS)
46
+2 (8:58) C. McCollum 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
48
(8:46) MISS J. Giddey 6' driving floating Shot
(8:43) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(8:37) J. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ingram 2 FT)
+1 (8:37) B. Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
49
+1 (8:37) B. Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
410
+2 (8:27) L. Dort driving Layup (4 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)
610
(8:27) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dort 1 FT)
+1 (8:27) L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
710
(8:18) MISS J. Valanciunas 16' Jump Shot
(8:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (8:13) B. Ingram cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (H. Jones 2 AST)
712
(8:04) MISS J. Williams 7' driving Layup
(8:02) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:01) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(7:59) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(7:54) MISS C. McCollum driving Layup - blocked
(7:54) S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:54) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:46) MISS T. Murphy III 26' step back 3PT
(7:41) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
(7:37) MISS H. Jones 6' driving Layup - blocked
(7:37) J. Giddey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:35) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
+2 (7:30) H. Jones cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
714
+3 (7:17) L. Dort 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Williams 2 AST)
1014
(7:06) L. Dort shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ingram 2 FT)
+1 (7:06) B. Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1015
+1 (7:06) B. Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1016
(6:57) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(6:53) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:43) H. Jones 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
1019
(6:31) B. Ingram shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dort 2 FT)
(6:31) NOP Timeout
(6:31) MISS L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:31) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:31) L. Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1119
(6:15) MISS K. Lewis Jr. 25' 3PT
(6:12) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:52) L. Dort 24' 3PT step back (12 PTS) (J. Williams 3 AST)
1419
+2 (5:33) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (8 PTS) (B. Ingram 2 AST)
1421
+3 (5:22) J. Giddey 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Williams 4 AST)
1721
(4:56) MISS H. Jones 25' 3PT
(4:54) K. Lewis Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:52) MISS H. Jones 26' 3PT
(4:47) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:38) J. Giddey 12' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1921
(4:25) T. Murphy III lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:25) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:19) J. Williams driving Layup (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
2121
(4:05) MISS K. Lewis Jr. driving Layup
(4:03) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:01) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
2421
(4:01) NOP Timeout
+2 (3:40) J. Hayes turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (B. Ingram 3 AST)
2423
(3:27) MISS J. Giddey 6' driving floating bank Shot
(3:25) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:09) MISS J. Richardson 25' 3PT
(3:06) D. Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) D. Saric driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2623
+2 (2:35) B. Ingram cutting Layup (8 PTS) (H. Jones 3 AST)
2625
(2:22) MISS J. Giddey 25' 3PT
(2:18) I. Joe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:15) D. Saric cutting Layup (4 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)
2825
(1:52) S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
+1 (1:52) H. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2826
+1 (1:52) H. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2827
(1:52) D. Saric bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:40) J. Richardson bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:39) H. Jones personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:22) B. Ingram shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Dort 2 FT)
+1 (1:22) L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
2927
+1 (1:22) L. Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
3027
(1:03) MISS C. McCollum 17' pullup Shot
(1:00) L. Waters III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:53) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
3227
(0:46) MISS T. Murphy III cutting DUNK - blocked
(0:46) D. Saric BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:43) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:40) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT
(0:36) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:32) H. Jones running Layup (9 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
3229
(0:18) MISS I. Joe 11' pullup Shot
(0:15) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:02) MISS J. Richardson 26' 3PT
(0:02) D. Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

NOP

123Points118

42-92(45.7%)Field Goal(%)42-87(48.3%)

11-37(29.7%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

28-32(87.5%)Free Throw(%)25-30(83.3%)

38(13)Rebounds(Offensive)48(14)

25Assists27

7Steals5

5Blocks4

7Turnovers11

19Fouls23

58Pts In The Paint52

13Fast Break Pts10

21Pts Off Turnovers11

14Bench Pts17

10Largest Lead9

Game Details

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