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New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder

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3-9, 1-5 Away
Final
88 - 106

10-2, 6-1 Home

Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren

Yves Missi gets up for the beautiful flush

The victory was the second straight for the Thunder without Chet Holmgren. Oklahoma City was coming off a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

Lou Dort scored 11 points and Aaron Wiggins added 10 for Oklahoma City (10-2), which broke a 59-all tie with a 16-0 run in the third quarter for a 75-59 advantage.

Williams shot 10 for 18, including 4 for 7 from long distance and had seven assists. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 25 shots and the Thunder converted 15 of 39 shots from 3-point range.

Brandon Ingram scored 18 points, Trey Murphy added 14 and Yves Missi had 10 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans (3-9), which outrebounded Oklahoma City 58-31, but was slowed by 24 turnovers. The Pelicans played without Jose Alvarado, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Zion Williamson, who were all reported as injured.

Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture after a hard fall during Sunday’s loss to Golden State. The 7-foot-1 forward/center had been one of the league’s most efficient scorers and top shot blockers.

Key moment Oklahoma City trailed 16-6 early, but closed out the first quarter on a 24-8 run for a 33-28 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander had nine points and Kenrich Williams contributed five off the bench in six minutes, including a 3-pointer.

Key stat Oklahoma City played a guard-heavy lineup for the second straight game since losing Holmgren and committed just seven turnovers, two days after turning the ball over only 11 times in a win over the Clippers

Up next The Pelicans host Denver on Friday, while the Thunder host Phoenix, also on Friday.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 81.2%
Pelicans: 18.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 106
4th 0.0 Pelicans offensive team rebound 88 - 106
4th 0.0 Jaylen Nowell misses 25-foot three point jumper 88 - 106
4th 2.0 Trey Jemison III offensive rebound 88 - 106

Statistics

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34-86 FG 39-88
39.5 Field Goal % 44.3
9-37 3PT 15-39
24.3 Three Point % 38.5
11-17 FT 13-16
64.7 Free Throw % 81.3
58 Rebounds 31
21 Offensive Rebounds 5
37 Defensive Rebounds 26
21 Assists 20
3 Steals 16
4 Blocks 7
23 Turnovers 5
1 Team Turnovers 2
24 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
29 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 4
2 Fast Break Points 34
42 Points in Paint 42
15 Fouls 17
12 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 17,180 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1
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