Thunder @ Pelicans Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • April 28, 2024
Team Stats
(Thunder at Pelicans)
Final Score: 106-85
Rebounds: 47-45
Assists: 27-18
Blocks: 5-2
Steals: 13-14
Turnovers: 16-20
Stat Leaders
(Thunder @ Pelicans)
Scoring Leaders: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 24; Brandon Ingram, 19
Rebound Leaders: Jalen Williams, 9; Larry Nance, Jr., 13
Assist Leaders: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 8; CJ McCollum, 7
My Player of the Game: Jonas Valanciunas
Takeaways
- There is one word to describe this loss: Embarrassing
- The Pelicans are down 3-0 in this series after this loss, and it was a bad loss. No one looked aggressive or hungry for a win.
- New Orleans had more than enough wide-open shots to win this game, but they couldn't hit a bucket for anything. In fact, the Pelicans shot 28% from behind the arc.
- It also didn't help that OKC shot 48% from the three-point line.
- Were the referees bad? You already know the answer to that.
- The Pels did not have one player score over 20 points.
- There really were no highlights to this game.
- Pelicans need to win the next four games to make it to the next round of the playoffs.
Game 4 will be played on Monday, April 29 at 8:30 pm at home.
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