Game ID: 22301046
Oklahoma City Thunder @ New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 34 24 32 22 112OKC 33 40 23 23 119
NOP vs OKC ScoutingNOP vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NOP availability going into 3/19 · 2 days' restOUT Daniels missed 15 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 16 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 3 since 3/15, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 14)
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 3/22 · back-to-backOUT Daniels missed 17 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 17)
BACK Ryan back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (38% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 18 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 19 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 14)
NEW Alvarado 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 20 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 3/24, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 21 since 2/10, returns tonight: 11 min (50% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 3/30 after 21, 11 min since (50% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/28 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 14)
NEW Jones 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 3/30 after 21, 18 min since (84% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/28 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 14)
NEW McCollum 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Williamson 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 36 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 12 min since (90% of 13)
NEW Hayward 15 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/20 · 3 days' restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hayward 15 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/10 after 9, 8 min since (80% of 10)
OKC availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/20 after 3, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Hayward 15 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 35 min (101% of 35)
OUT Dieng missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 3/31 after 2, 35 min since (101% of 35)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Ingram (2 straight), Daniels (19 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 23 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to OKC's 112 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-2. Call it New Orleans 114, OKC 111, OKC keeping it close.
3/19 @ BKN 104-91 — NOP notes
NOP won 104-91. NOP shot 51% (42 of 83) to BKN's 37%, 10 of 34 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BKN's 22. Williamson led with 28 (11 of 16, 6 of 6 at the line); McCollum added 16, Nance Jr. 13. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 24. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/21 @ ORL 106-121 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-121. NOP shot 54% (42 of 78) to ORL's 55%, 6 of 20 from three. Murphy III led with 21 (6 of 10, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Williamson added 20, McCollum 18. Q1 was theirs, 28-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Nance Jr.'s -24 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ MIA 111-88 — NOP notes
NOP won 111-88. NOP shot 51% (42 of 82) to MIA's 36%, 18 of 36 from three. NOP turned it over 12 times to MIA's 4. The glass went 56-34 for them. McCollum led with 30 (12 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); Alvarado added 17, Murphy III 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-22: a lead of 10 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/24 @ DET 114-101 — NOP notes
NOP won 114-101. NOP shot 51% (41 of 81) to DET's 41%, 11 of 34 from three. NOP turned it over 10 times to DET's 16. Williamson led with 36 (13 of 14, 10 of 14 at the line); McCollum added 23, Marshall 14. The hinge was Q1, 29-10: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/26 vs OKC 112-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 112-119. NOP shot 45% (39 of 86) to OKC's 53%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to OKC's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. Williamson led with 29 (10 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); McCollum added 23, Murphy III 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 96-80 against them. Jones's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 23 and McCollum at 22 a game. Without Ingram (3 straight), Daniels (20 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 15 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 104 a night to Milwaukee's 116 and the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to New Orleans's 36. Call it New Orleans 116, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/30 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Ingram (4 straight), Daniels (21 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 106 a night to Boston's 115. Call it New Orleans 115, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
4/01 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Williamson at 24 a game. Without Ingram (5 straight), Alvarado (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 15 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the line, where New Orleans takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 15 and the arc, Phoenix at 43 percent from three to New Orleans's 37. Call it New Orleans 113, Phoenix 109, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/03 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 30 and McCollum at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ingram (6 straight), Alvarado (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 18 and F. Wagner at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 13 times a game to New Orleans's 9 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to New Orleans's 110. Call it New Orleans 109, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
3/16 @ MEM 118-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-112. OKC shot 52% (45 of 87) to MEM's 46%, 12 of 35 from three. Jal. Williams led with 23 (9 of 17, 1 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 22, Gilgeous-Alexander 20. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 2 became 13. K. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/20 vs UTA 119-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-107. OKC shot 49% (43 of 88) to UTA's 44%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to UTA's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. OKC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Holmgren led with 35 (12 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 19. OKC trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/22 @ TOR 123-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-103. OKC shot 51% (48 of 95) to TOR's 53%, 12 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 15 times to TOR's 27. The glass went 46-36 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 23 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: OKC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 22. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/24 @ MIL 93-118 — OKC notes
OKC lost 93-118. OKC shot 37% (33 of 89) to MIL's 53%, 10 of 43 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MIL's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 37-57 against them. Giddey led with 19 (7 of 12, 4 of 6 from three); Jal. Williams added 18, Gilgeous-Alexander 12. Q2 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 95-68 against them. Dort's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ NOP 119-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-112. OKC shot 53% (46 of 86) to NOP's 45%, 15 of 34 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NOP's 23. Jal. Williams led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Giddey added 25, Gilgeous-Alexander 24. The hinge was Q2, 40-24: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 20. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/27 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 32 and VanVleet at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to OKC's 33. Call it OKC 116, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
3/29 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 14 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 47 percent from three to OKC's 34 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-1. Call it OKC 115, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/31 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to OKC's 114. Call it New York 116, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
4/02 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and Harris at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Embiid (29 straight), Melton (17 straight), Covington (43 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jal. Williams at 23 and Giddey at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-3 and the arc, Philadelphia at 44 percent from three to OKC's 38. Call it Philadelphia 116, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCCH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
GH G. Hayward
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
NOPCM C. McCollum
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JV J. Valančiūnas
LN L. Nance Jr.
NM N. Marshall
TM T. Murphy III
VA Valanciunas
ZW Z. Williamson
OKC/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
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Williams scores 26, Thunder rally to top the Pelicans 119-112 after losing a 20-point lead
NEW ORLEANS -- — The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a 20-point, second-half lead, but not their composure.
Jalen Williams scored four of his 26 points in the last half-minute, and the Thunder rallied with a 12-0 run during the final 2:31 to escape with a 119-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
“We don't flinch,” said Thunder guard Josh Giddey , who scored 25 points. “You just got to be able to stay level-headed through a swing either way.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, including a tying 3 with 1:29 left, despite playing through a sore quadriceps that he said has been “a little banged up” since a victory over Utah last Wednesday.
"Most of it’s just trying not to think about it, and just play the game, read and react, and do everything you can to impact the game in a positive way,” Gilgeous-Alexander said before walking gingerly out of the arena.
Zion Williamson had 29 points and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who trailed 88-68 before using a 20-2 run to get themselves — and the crowd — back into the game.
Trey Murphy III’s 28-foot 3 and McCollum's driving floater gave New Orleans a 112-107 lead with 3:11 left. But the Pelicans did not score again, missing their final five shots.
“We were kind of stagnant and I definitely got to demand the ball more in those situations,” said Williamson, who did not have a shot in the final three minutes.
But Williamson stressed that he is gratified by the opportunity to have a central role in meaningful, late season games for the first-time after injuries sidelined him for New Orleans' past two postseason pushes.
“This is what being competitive is all about,” Williamson said. “These games are fun to play in. We didn't get the result we wanted tonight, but games like this, when I watch playoff basketball, this is what games look like — just down the wire, teams make runs and whoever stays the most disciplined gets the win.
"So, I'm excited for this stretch,” he added.
Chet Holmgren had 16 points for Oklahoma City, which won for the fifth time in six games to pull half a game behind idle Denver for the top spot in the Western Conference.
“I don't think we've really given up leads of that nature the way that we did tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “But you have to be able to handle a lot of different situations in competition and I thought our guys just showed great toughness and poise in a pretty hostile environment against a very sharp opponent that had a lot of momentum.”
Murphy and Herb Jones each scored 16 for New Orleans, which lost for just the second time in eight games and fell out of fourth place in the West.
Oklahoma City “executed better than us the last 2 1/2 minutes of the game,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “Our guys battled. They know that sense of urgency has to be there from the start.”
Oklahoma City shot 62.2% (28 of 45) overall and 50% (10 of 20) from long distance in the first half, when it opened up a 15-point lead.
Williams had 18 of his points in the opening half, and his third 3 of the game gave the Thunder a 71-56 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander's 15-foot turnaround in the final seconds of the second quarter gave Oklahoma City a 73-58 halftime lead.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Host Houston on Wednesday night in the first of two straight at home.
Pelicans: Host Milwaukee on Thursday night in the second of a six-game homestand.