Live stream: Thunder 119, Pelicans 112

Live stream: Thunder 119, Pelicans 112

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Live stream: Thunder 119, Pelicans 112

March 26, 2024- by

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (50-21) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (44-28) at Smoothie King Center

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Game Time: 8:00 PM EDT on Tuesday March 26, 2024

Oklahoma City Thunder 119, New Orleans Pelicans 112 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander not 100% healthy, playing through quad injury (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2024/03/27/sha… – 1:15 AM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
The best photos from the Thunder’s 119-112 win over the Pelicans (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/lists/photos-b… – 12:56 AM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
See you tomorrow, Thunder fans ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/1qcDkpbLEX – 12:40 AM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Player grades for the Thunder’s 119-112 win over the Pelicans (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/lists/player-g… – 12:39 AM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Recap the night in New Orleans with @ParisNLawson and @NickAGallo before heading back home to OKC for tomorrow’s game at @PaycomCenter 🤳 pic.twitter.com/ceARYNbHCk – 12:30 AM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
❝It speaks to our maturity and poise as a group, to be able to get back on track.❞ pic.twitter.com/e9wGtdCWM8 – 11:50 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Western Conference Standings
#4 Clippers (44-27)
#5 Pelicans (44-28)
Thunder smoked a 20-point lead but recovered to win in New Orleans tonight. As the world turns… – 11:46 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is dealing with a quad injury, an update from Mark Daigneault and Gilgeous-Alexander himself:
si.com/nba/thunder/ne… – 11:34 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Fortitude and toughness down the stretch pic.twitter.com/hNBLcaMMvE – 11:19 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
40% of the Thunder roster showed up for the postgame interview. pic.twitter.com/2zL1Nl6xlA – 11:18 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Zion on the Pelicans going scoreless in the final 3:10: “We definitely could have managed the clock better. Had some more movement. We were kind of stagnant. I definitely have to demand the ball more in those situations.” – 11:13 PM
New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Z: 29 PTS/5 REB/10 AST/3 STL
CJ: 23 PTS/6 REB/ 6 AST
#Pelicans | @FDSportsbook pic.twitter.com/N2diNWEmf0 – 11:03 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Just to step back for a moment and appreciate how far this Thunder team has come in such a short span…
OKC was projected by Vegas to be tied for the worst record in the NBA *last* season.
Fast forward one season… OKC has 50 wins with 11 games to go. – 10:47 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
❝We just had to come out here and compete and play hard, and that’s what we did.❞
Lu and Josh caught up with @NickAGallo postgame 🎤 pic.twitter.com/WHSTT5bzs9 – 10:46 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder improve to 50-21.
Now 3-0 in games after 20+ point losses.
7-1 in games after double digit losses.
Magic number to clinch a playoff spot: 4.
Up next: a Rockets team looking for their 10th straight win. Tomorrow in OKC. – 10:36 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder improve to 50-21.
Now 3-0 in games after 20+ point losses.
And 7-1 in games after double digit losses.
Magic number to clinch a playoff spot: 4.
Up next: a Rockets team looking for their 10th straight win. Tomorrow in OKC. – 10:35 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pels went from down 20 to up 5 before being held scoreless in the final 3 minutes of their 119-112 loss to OKC tonight.
They fall to 11-14 in clutch games this season. Gonna be one of the biggest questions this team has to face heading into the postseason. – 10:31 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder has recorded its 8th 50-win equivalent season.
Tied for #1 in the NBA over the last 15 seasons. – 10:30 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder PR:
With tonight’s 119-112 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Thunder has recorded its 8th 50-win equivalent season, tied for the most in the NBA over the last 15 seasons. – 10:30 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
With the Thunder win at New Orleans, the Celtics’ magic number to clinch the NBA’s best record remains 5.
With 10 games left, if Boston fails to go 5-5, there are 3 teams that could catch them. (Celtics’ magic number in parenthesis)
OKC (5)
Denver (5)
Minnesota (4) – 10:29 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Going to guess the giant philosophical rants on how the Thunder are mismanaging this roster will be a lot quieter tonight compared to after the Bucks loss – 10:28 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams tonight
26 PTS
3-6 3PT
5 AST
1 BLK
JDub iced the game with the dagger bucket and 2 free throws. pic.twitter.com/ukyt6xardk – 10:27 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans rally to take lead after trailing by 20 pts in second half, but Thunder come up with key plays in final minutes for 119-112 road victory. Zion Williamson 29 pts, 10 ast; CJ McCollum 23 pts, with 20 after halftime. Postgame wrap: neworlns.co/4abJNQ4 pic.twitter.com/6uCvueEFEj – 10:26 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Pelicans fall 119-112 to Thunder. Spirited game. Nola grabbed momentary 5-point lead after trailing by 20 but couldn’t hang on. Zion shockingly didn’t register shot attempt from the 3:26 mark of 4th on.
Williamson: 29 PTS, 10 AST
McCollum: 23 PTS, 5 AST
Herb/Trey: 16 PTS apiece – 10:25 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey tonight
25 PTS
10-14 FG
5-8 3PT
9 REB
4 AST
Giddey is 9-14 from 3 his last two games. pic.twitter.com/o80CWBPtYh – 10:24 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
The Thunder gets win No. 50. That’s eight out of 16 seasons OKC has won 50 games or been on a 50-win pace. – 10:24 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
Thunder beat the Pelicans 119-112. OKC finishes on a 12-0 run to push back on a big NOLA run.
– Dub: 26 and 5 assists
– Giddey: 25-9-4 (5-8 from 3)
– SGA: 24-5-8
– Chet: 16-9-4 + 2 blocks
– Dort: A very huge 3
50 wins for the Thunder for the 8th time in OKC history. – 10:23 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder helping the Clippers in the standings with this win. What a funny time lol – 10:23 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC Thunder have won 50 games for the first time since 2016.*
*OKC was on a 50 win pace in 2020. – 10:23 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Young trio tonight:
Giddey — 25 PTS | 9 REB | 5 3P (!!)
SGA — 24 PTS | 5 REB | 8 AST
J-Dub — 26 PTS | 5 AST
Ended the game on a 12-0 run. pic.twitter.com/I4DkyJ6Ys9 – 10:23 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
What a fun game, OKC gets their 50th win of the season, drop your takeaways to be read on tonight’s show. You deserve it: pic.twitter.com/PoVQuSoD4Y – 10:23 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Final: Thunder 119, Pelicans 112
Zion: 29 points and 10 assists.
New Orleans briefly retook the lead after falling behind by 20. Impressive comeback, but it couldn’t hang on.
Pelicans are 44-28 with 10 regular-season games left. Next up: Bucks on Thursday. – 10:22 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
FINAL: Thunder 119, Pelicans 112
SGA – 24 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds
JDub – 26 points, 5 assists
Giddey – 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Chet – 16 points, 9 rebounds
Zion – 29 points, 10 assists
McCollum – 23 points, 6 rebounds
Murphy III – 16 points
OKC is 50-21 – 10:22 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Pelicans got down by as many as 20, took the lead in the fourth but OKC storms back and gets the 119-112 win.
OKC finishes on a 12-0 run. Held NOLA scoreless over final 3:10. – 10:22 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
50 wins for OKC. – 10:22 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
OKC’s win at New Orleans means that at least temporarily, the fifth-place Pelicans (44-28) lead Dallas and Sacramento (both 42-29) by just one game in the loss column.
Also means that Mavs-Kings winner will only trail New Orleans by one game. – 10:21 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
What an impressive response from this young Thunder team.
To go from up 20 to down 5 with 2 1/2 minutes to go to closing on a 12-0 run to steal back a win on the road vs a good Pelicans squad. – 10:21 PM
Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
Well, at least the Pelicans got to experience in a tight game against a great opponent.
Clearly, they needed some reps. And could use a few more before the playoffs.
Not an inspiring finishing sequence after such a strong second half. – 10:18 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
What a screen by Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams darts to the rim, and this Thunder team just finds a way. This. Is. March. Survive and Advance. pic.twitter.com/dXPFIfH8wL – 10:18 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams dagger layup in between CJ McCollum and Larry Nance Jr.
Thunder up 117-112. 20 seconds to go. OKC ball.
4th Quarter JDub strikes again. – 10:18 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
SGA hits a 3, Dort hits a 3, JDub drives to the basket. What a 3-possession sequence by OKC down the stretch. Thunder lead 117-112 with 19.6 secs left – 10:18 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Absolute choke job by CJ McCollum and the Pels. – 10:17 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
The Thunder score, the Pelicans do not, and at 112-117, this one appears out of reach with it being OKC’s ball and 19.6 seconds remaining. – 10:17 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
The Pelicans were one rebound away from winning this game – 10:17 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Pelicans go up 112-107 and it looks like the game got away from OKC.
Then Shai GIlgeous-Alexander happened.
SGA offensive board + assist to JDub.
SGA stepback 3 pointer.
SGA steal.
Lu Dort 3.
OKC up 115-112. 1 minute to go. – 10:16 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Think Shai just got away with the most point-blank carry. (Why is it still even in the NBA rule book if it’s that obvious but never called?)
The Thunder wind up hitting a 3 on the possession to go up 115-112. The Pelicans will inbound with 1:01 left. – 10:15 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey and Lu Dort play catch in the corner and Dort nails a 3 into a Pelicans timeout. Sheesh. 61 ticks to go in this one, OKC leads by 3. – 10:15 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
What a sequence. Josh Giddey makes an excellent pass to Dort, he misses, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taps the rebound to Jalen WIlliams for a putback. This is a crazy game. – 10:13 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
CJ McCollum, shot-maker extraordinaire – 10:12 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Herb Jones is doing Herb Jones things on the defensive end in this 4th quarter – 10:09 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
The jumper not falling for SGA tonight. Murphy III nails a 3-pointer and gives the Pelicans a 110-107 lead. OKC calls a timeout with 4:24 left in the 4Q – 10:08 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
The Pelicans are trading blows with the Thunder. Trey Murphy’s triple puts them up 110-107 with 4:24 remaining. With how loud the Smoothie King Center has been for the last 15+ minutes, real playoff vibes in here.
This is what it’s all about — meaningful basketball! – 10:08 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey is 10-of-13 with five threes. Has a team-high 25 points. – 10:08 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
don’t sleep on this Pelicans game y’all. Shrieking Lady Behind The Announcers certainly isn’t. – 10:08 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Trey Murphy 3 gives the Pelicans a 110-107 lead with 4:24 left. NBA dot com box score says it was was a 28-footer. – 10:08 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
Josh Giddey has a career-high five 3s tonight (25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists).
Just a reminder that he had 31-9-10 in New Orleans in the play-in last year. – 10:08 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey has a new career high 5 3 pointers.
Giddey is 5-7 from 3 and has 25 points. – 10:07 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
A new career high for 3’s made in a single game for Josh Giddey. He now has 5 triples. – 10:07 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Kenrich Williams is (correctly) forcing Zion right and funneling him into Mt. Chet every chance he gets. Zion *still* gets to his left at the rim somehow. This man is double diamond ski slope downhill the moment the ball touches the floor. – 10:06 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Back-and-forth contest right now. Thunder have a 104-103 lead with 6:08 left in the 4Q. Pelicans crowd fully into it – 10:03 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey ties his career high 4 3 pointers in back to back games. – 10:03 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Pelicans have attacked the rim on five straight possessions, and if Zion Williamson makes both his free throws out of the timeout, that’ll be 10 points and 1 105-104 lead over the Thunder.
New Orleans has played with tremendous effort since the middle of the third quarter. – 10:03 PM
Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
What a great second half from these Pelicans. A kind of relentless we have not seen a lot this season.
Really impressive. Now…can they finish? – 10:02 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Goodness, what a big time shot from Josh Giddey. Back to back games with 4 3’s made. – 10:01 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
It’s LOUD in the SKC. New Orleans knows the assignment – 10:00 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Two FGAs for Hayward tonight so it’s not a true “10 Trillion,” but this is one of the better Snells of the season if it holds up. pic.twitter.com/koy0mVLKZO – 9:54 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors win in Miami: 113-92. Klay Thompson, back starting, had 28 points on 11/20 FG. He was a +25 in 31 minutes. Kuminga/Wiggins combined for 35 points. Team defense was stout.
Warriors back a game ahead of Houston.
Tomorrow: Warriors at Magic and Rockets at Thunder. – 9:54 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Feels now would be the perfect time to run the offense through Jonas Valanciunas — but he hasn’t played since the first half.
With Nance not giving anything offensively and OKC having Giddey out there, why not give JV a spin? – 9:53 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans have been one of league’s best first-half teams and have not needed to rally for a ton of significant comebacks this season, but they need one tonight. A 20-2 run cut their deficit from 20 to 2 in 3Q. Thunder now up 6 early 4Q – 9:52 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC was up by 20.
Pelicans got it down to 2.
SGA snatches an offensive board and lobs to Chet for a dunk to end a rollercoaster 3rd quarter.
OKC up 96-90 going into the 4th. – 9:51 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
I think Aaron Wiggins should be out there. I will say, he is a player Mark Daigneault trusts and has trusted to come in cold so to say and enter a game in the fourth. This feels like a night OKC needs to do that. – 9:50 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
End of 3Q: Thunder 96, Pelicans 90
SGA – 21 points, 6 assists
JDub – 20 points, 4 assists
Giddey – 19 points, 6 rebounds
Chet – 13 points, 8 rebounds
Zion – 25 points, 10 assists
Jones – 16 points
McCollum – 16 points, 4 assists – 9:49 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
What a lob from SGA to Chet – 9:48 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Bill Kennedy was right on top of that Zion Williamson drive but didn’t see a foul. Gediminas Petraitis from near halfcourt blew the whistle.
Wild. – 9:48 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Great job by Jalen Williams putting his chest on the defender to finish at the rim. OKC trying to get the offense back on track. – 9:47 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Zeros across the board for Gordon Hayward in his 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Aaron Wiggins hasn’t played.
I’m no Mark Daigneault, but that’s a curious decision. – 9:46 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
CJ McCollum had 3 points (on 1-10 shooting) at halftime. He’s now up to 16 points after that running floater. The Thunder are calling their second time out in less than a two-minute span.
Also, the SKC crowd has been as loud as its been in a long time coming out of these TOs. – 9:43 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC was up 88-68.
Pelicans on a 14-2 run over the next 2 1/2 minutes including 4-5 from 3.
90-82 game. – 9:41 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
“willie green just asked him if he wanted to come out of the game. he said ‘no.’ this is the difference from zion in november to zion that we’re seeing right now.” pic.twitter.com/Eb2ca9fegN – 9:39 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
As seen back in November, these Pelicans will not go away. New Orleans is in the midst of a 14-2 run, timeout Mark Daigneault. OKC has done a good job handling these runs since the early season, another chance to do so here. – 9:39 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans go on a big run to cut 20-point deficit to 8 on Naji Marshall’s corner 3. Mark Daigneault has been upset with refs often tonight and wants them to look at whether Naji stepped out of bounds before his shot – 9:38 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Marshall hits a corner 3 and the Pelicans on a 14-2 run. Thunder call a timeout as their lead has been trimmed to 90-82 with 4:20 left in the 3Q – 9:38 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers (CJ x 2, Trey), several free throws by Zion and now a Naji triple have cut the Pelicans deficit from 20 to 8 against the Thunder.
Nice third quarter run.
(But Larry Nance exited the court and went down the tunnel a minute ago.) – 9:38 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Naji Marshall got the deflection then knocked down the corner 3. Thunder lead down to 8. It’s a game again. – 9:38 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Larry Nance Jr. headed back to the locker room after subbing off. Trainer followed him. – 9:36 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Definitely time for #Pelicans to focus on basketball and not get caught up in officiating beefs. Had a couple plays in 3Q where playing through might’ve made a difference in result of possession – 9:31 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey scored 9 points in 1 minute 50 seconds. – 9:31 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
On another note, the Thunder are good. Real good. They never let up. Ever. And their execution is so good. There’s nice skip passes. They seek out mismatches well. Know when to go 1-on-1.
Next to the Nuggets, why aren’t more people on their bandwagon to come out of the West? – 9:30 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Another really good game from Josh Giddey. Making all the right decisions playing with confidence. – 9:29 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Chet Holmgren with a two handed volleyball block on Trey Murphy at the rim…
…followed by a spinning Josh Giddey layup on CJ/Murphy/Zion between on the other end.
Giddey has 4 straight OKC buckets.
OKC up 18 points. – 9:29 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Zion Williamson was so sure that he got fouled on his last drive that he didn’t even chase the offensive rebound. The ball even bounced on the floor before OKC gathered it up.
Not a good start to the 2nd half. – 9:25 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Pelicans trail Thunder by 15 at halftime. CJ didn’t get on the board until the 3:13 mark in the second quarter. He’s 1 of 10. Zion: 15 points and 8 assists. Jalen Williams leads all scorers with 18 points. He is really, really good. – 9:09 PM
New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Heading into the break
#Pelicans | @HUBInsurance pic.twitter.com/wgyvt7SI00 – 9:09 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams first half
18 PTS
3-5 3PT
3 AST – 9:08 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
That difficult Shai Gilgeous-Alexander middy puts OKC up 15 at intermission. What a 2nd frame from the Thunder. So far, a great response to Sunday night. – 9:08 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
HALF: Thunder 73, Pelicans 58
JDub – 18 points, 3 assists
SGA – 13 points, 3 assists
Giddey – 10 points, 4 rebounds
Chet – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Zion – 15 points, 8 assists
Jones – 13 points, 3 assists – 9:08 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jalen Williams is just incredibly versatile. Him being able to just sit in the corner and sink a catch and shoot triple is such a weapon playing alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He is shooting 43% on catch and shoot looks this season. – 9:07 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
I think this should probably be overturned into an offensive foul on Dort. It was a pretty unnatural shooting motion, to the point where he intentionally stepped inside the arc in a way you wouldn’t normally to create the contact. – 9:04 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
That was a massive challenge. Not only for the 3-point play, but this put 3 fouls on Herb Jones — the Pels best defender and one of the best matchups in the league for SGA — Jones has wasted 2 fouls on a reach in on Joe and now this one on Dort. – 9:04 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Massive play by Lu Dort. Forces Herb Jones to bite for the fake for a potential 3-point play. Call stands after an unsuccessful challenge by Pelicans. It’s his 3rd foul of the 1st half – 9:04 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams sent CJ McCollum back to Portland: pic.twitter.com/g4wSMl5pQ7 – 9:03 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Sure looked like Lu Dort jumped into Herb Jones to pick up that personal foul, but the referee standing right there whistled Herb for his third. Play is smartly being challenged by Willie Green.
Bill Kennedy has had a TOUGH first half. – 9:02 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Fantastic 2nd quarter by OKC, and that Chet Holmgren 3 was something you want to see more of from him. Jab Step, take advantage of being able to shoot over guys. Splash. OKC up double figures. – 9:01 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
The Thunder are exposing Trey Murphy as one of the more overrated individual defenders in the league right now. – 9:00 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
You can not play better transition defense and it started with Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort. Kenrich played between two taking away the paint, Dort flew to take the corner and it bogged down the numbers. – 8:58 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Pelicans gotta feel like Kenrich Williams is the one who got away.
Kenny Hustle wasn’t included in the first.. or second.. Steven Adams trade report.
Kenrich felt like a throw-in on the final report of the OKC-Pelicans trade. Now he’s a valuable contributor for a playoff team. – 8:56 PM
Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
The Thunder are really good. – 8:56 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
JALEN WILLIAMS. He is unbelievable when the clock is ticking down. What a step back. Great mental clock to never be sped up. – 8:55 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Isaiah Joe took a charge on Zion Williamson. A real team player right there – 8:54 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
OKC wins the challenge. Offensive foul on Zion Williamson. Pelicans with 2 personal fouls through the middle of the second quarter:
Trey
Zion
Jose
Herb – 8:53 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Isaiah Joe deserves a lot of credit for standing in against Zion on that charge. Sheesh. – 8:53 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
antonio daniels on the pels broadcast essentially saying sga has guys in a perpetual state of retreat is just so damn perfect pic.twitter.com/7Mc42velPe – 8:48 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Trey Murphy, who does many things well, badly needs to add some physicality to his defensive repertoire. Kenrich Williams drove around him far too easily and then Shai was able to gain separation just as simply for an open jumper inside the lane. – 8:47 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
SGA looks much better in the 2Q. Up to 11 points. Hits a tough jumper and Pelicans call a timeout. Thunder lead 52-44 with 6:26 left in the 2Q – 8:47 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Kenrich Williams got 5 days off last week and it has done a lot for him. He looks really good recently. – 8:46 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took a knee to the face from Herb Jones.
Incidental contact. SGA gets up and hits both free throws.
But he might be feeling that one tomorrow. – 8:45 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Sheesh, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just got knee’d in the face. – 8:42 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Really nice horns set by OKC, Joe screens for Cason who nails a floater something I am sure you will hear more about tomorrow from the best basketball player in the world. – 8:41 PM
Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
No changes to the Rockets injury report ahead of tomorrow night’s game in Oklahoma City. Rockets get the Thunder on the second night of a back-to-back. They are in New Orleans tonight – 8:41 PM
New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Zion scored or assisted on 26 of our first 34 points
8 PTS, 7 AST in the first Q pic.twitter.com/TXTJLF9y3h – 8:40 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Watching the Thunder on one screen and Langston in the NAIA Championship on the other.
Reminded of when Chris Paul repped Langston and other HBCUs in the bubble. pic.twitter.com/WfBCnmu3g5 – 8:39 PM

Dan Favale @danfavale
even sga’s lower-key makes are nasty lmao pic.twitter.com/iUrZiD3SQ5 – 8:39 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jaylin Williams would be able
To crack the Royals starting rotation pic.twitter.com/3yOb8U7NA4 – 8:37 PM

Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Pels up 34-33 over OKC after 1Q.
Zion Williamson:
8 points
7 assists (career high for a quarter)
3 rebounds
4/7 FG
12:00 minutes (second time in his career he played entire 1Q)
Zion scored or assisted on 26 of the Pels’ 34 points. – 8:37 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Strong first quarter by the Pelicans, especially after falling behind early. They lead the Thunder 34-33 and the energy has been good from the entire cast.
Zion Williamson: 8 points, 7 assists
Trey Murphy: 8 points (3-3 FG), 2 3s
Jose Alvarado: 6 points, 2 3s, 1 steal – 8:36 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
End of 1Q: Pelicans 34, Thunder 33
JDub – 10 points
Giddey – 10 points, 4 rebounds
Zion – 8 points, 7 assists
Murphy III – 8 points – 8:35 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Naji Marshall’s short middy/floater game has been on point for at least several games now. – 8:33 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander checks back in at the 2:48 mark and immediately hits his first bucket of the game.
Seems as though Mark Daigneault is trying out some new wrinkles with the rotation. – 8:33 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
A lot of Point Zion early. Zion’s setup on Hawkins’ 3 was his sixth assist of the first quarter. – 8:32 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Now SGA comes back in with 2:48 left in the 1Q. He replaces JDub and is playing with the bench – 8:30 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Was somewhat surprising to see Green sit both Trey & CJ simultaneously. No well-respected shooting on the floor.
Seconds later, Alvarado drilled a 3, and then on the next offensive possession, Jose fed Zion beautifully in the post for a bucket.
Pelicans lead Thunder 26-25. – 8:28 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Boom. Big 3 from Jaylin Williams – 8:23 PM
Royce Young @royceyoung
Among that many incredible defensive things about Lu Dort, he goes from guarding Damian Lillard two nights ago to guarding Zion tonight.
And that’s Dort’s nightly job. He’s No. 1 in the NBA in BBallIndex Matchup Difficulty stat (an estimate of how good of players you guard). – 8:23 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Hayward checks in for SGA with 6:18 left in the 1Q. Notable decision considering SGA usually plays the entire 1Q – 8:22 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander subs out with 6 minutes left in the 1st quarter.
SGA usually plays the entire first frame. – 8:22 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey scored OKC’s first 8 points.
Jalen Williams scored OKC’s second 8 points. – 8:19 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
What a sequence by Jalen Williams. Capped off by an and-one. Love
The way he used his gather to his advantage. – 8:17 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey was OKC’s leading scorer vs the Bucks.
Giddey stays hot – he’s got OKC’s first 8 points including 2-2 from 3. – 8:13 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey is already up to 8 points on 2-2 from 3. Carrying over that hot shooting stroke from Sunday. – 8:13 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey splashed a 3 after hitting 4 Sunday. He has the first 5 points for OKC. – 8:12 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Another quick start for Giddey. He has 5 points less than a minute into the contest. Feels like that’s been the case a lot more recently – 8:12 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Pelicans come out in a zone defense. First time I can remember them going zone right from the right jump. – 8:11 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder starters vs Pelicans
SGA
Dort
Giddey
JDub
Chet
Pelicans + Rockets are 20-3 in March. OKC plays both of them in the next 24 hours. – 7:38 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder starting lineup:
SGA
Giddey
Dort
JDub
Chet – 7:37 PM
New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Back in the Blender tonight!
@ErinESummers with the preview
#Pelicans  | @Ibotta pic.twitter.com/tIHV43pOzm – 6:18 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
3 back-to-backs in the Thunder’s last 12 games is crazy lol. League gotta schedule the in-season tournament better – 6:13 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The LA Clippers will start this four-game road trip beginning in Philadelphia fully healthy for the first time since leaving Oklahoma City on February 22, so they have that going for them at least … – 6:01 PM
New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Check out the #Pelicans app and play Courtside Challenge for your chance to win!
#Pelicans | @SeatGeek pic.twitter.com/UmL7K4w6PM – 6:00 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Among the five teams in West spots 4th through 8th, records since #NBA All-Star break vs. opponents that are currently over .500 for the season:
Sac 7-4, NOP 6-4, Phx 5-7, Dal 4-6, LAC 2-9 – 5:58 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Best defense since the All-Star break:
1. Magic
2. Pelicans
3. Knicks
4. Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/fASBp8JPME – 5:24 PM

Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Live with the fellas and some GREAT topics lined up.
✅ Hangover Takes
✅ Looking at trends from back-to-back champs
✅ Predicting the final 10 games for Thunder, Wolves, Nuggets
📺 youtube.com/live/Iy_SKudkh… pic.twitter.com/4AVepHG2gX – 5:15 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
LeBron James to the Thunder organization recently
pic.twitter.com/jiKlVsXj1l – 4:49 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Left is SGA this month. Right is Jalen Green this month.
27.2 PPG 27.8 PPG
5.8 RPG 5.8 RPG
51/28/81% 50/41/90%
8 wins 11 wins pic.twitter.com/y0qnvXteQC – 4:49 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Zion is locked in at the end of the regular season 🔒
How far can the Pelicans go? 👀 pic.twitter.com/h2TQ7lql4I – 4:33 PM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
❝Being able to focus on today’s game, and not look forward or not look back, is big for us.❞
Kenrich Williams speaks with @NickAGallo ahead of tonight’s 7PM game in New Orleans 🎤 pic.twitter.com/EXaCVEybQn – 4:00 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
New Locked on #Thunder Podcast:
🏀 SGA’s MVP Case
🏀 Mailbag Pod!
🏀 Can OKC Keep Everyone?
🏀 Postseason outlook
#ThunderUp #FirstListen:
linktr.ee/LockedOnThunder pic.twitter.com/Xv8kkor7fx – 3:48 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
LeBron James and JJ Redick on OKC coach Mark Daigneault:
Redick: “Bro, he’s ridiculous.”
LeBron: “Yeah, he’s on his sh*t.”
(@mindthegamepod)
pic.twitter.com/JDAZhVOkM8 – 3:44 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
The Thunder looks to establish a defensive presence right from the start of tonight’s game against the Pelicans.
@NickAGallo and @ParisNLawson bring you today’s @OUHealth Game Day Report 📝 pic.twitter.com/miluXHv0uF – 2:35 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Herb Jones fans roll call 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/qln8SmcCVJ – 2:33 PM

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