Pelicans @ OKC Playoffs Game 1 Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • April 22, 2024
Team Stats
(Pelicans at Thunder)
Final Score: 94-92
Rebounds: 52-44
Assists: 22-21
Blocks: 4-8
Steals: 9-9
Turnovers: 15-15
Stat Leaders
(Pelicans @ Thunder)
Scoring Leaders: Trey Murphy III, 21; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 28
Rebound Leaders: Jonas Valanciunas, 20; Chet Holmgren, 11
Assist Leaders: CJ McCollum, 6; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/Jalen Williams, 4
My Player of the Game: Jonan Valanciunas
Takeaways
- Pels lost by 2 to the #1 seed, and that's a win in my book.
- The New Orleans Pelicans are 0-24 when they are trailing into the 4th quarter and tonight was no different.
- Not sure what's going on, but BI looked off and even Herb Jones didn't look right.
- Pels just needed someone to step up and get hot and no one ever did.
- New Orleans plays next on Wednesday on TNT at 8:30 pm.
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