
Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationThunder beat Pelicans 119-109 for their 7th victory in last 8 games

The Thunder built a 77-51 halftime lead by dominating New Orleans in the paint and in transition, and won for the seventh time in eight games.
Dejounte Murray scored 26 points and Herb Jones added 24 for the Pelicans, who committed 18 turnovers and lost for the 16th time in 18 games.
New Orleans cut its deficit to 99-80 with by outscoring the Thunder 29-22 in third quarter and got as close as 114-105 with 3:31 left. The Thunder scored five straight to pull away.
Pelicans: New Orleans committed six turnovers in the first 5:42 and trailed 20-5. It never got better. Leading scorer Brandon Ingram (23.2), who had just returned from right foot injury, left 17 seconds into the third quarter after landing awkwardly on Lu Dort’s foot and twisting his left ankle. He had five points.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 119 - 109 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 109 |
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shot clock turnover | 119 - 109 |
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Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | 119 - 109 |
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Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 23-foot three point jumper | 119 - 109 |
Statistics
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45-85 | FG | 38-79 |
52.9 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
12-32 | 3PT | 11-37 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 29.7 |
17-21 | FT | 22-27 |
81.0 | Free Throw % | 81.5 |
45 | Rebounds | 35 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
27 | Assists | 25 |
13 | Steals | 15 |
3 | Blocks | 6 |
18 | Turnovers | 18 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 32 |
27 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
60 | Points in Paint | 46 |
24 | Fouls | 20 |
30 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,718 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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56 | 12 | .824 | - | W3 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | 13 | L1 |
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40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | W8 |
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29 | 39 | .426 | 27 | W1 |
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15 | 53 | .221 | 41 | L9 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
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33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
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