At half past nine in the morning on April 25, Beijing time, in the second round of the first round of the 2023-2024 NBA playoffs in the West, the Thunder hosted the Pelicans.
A brief description of the game
At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans' Valanjonas scored 11 points in a row with a basket, but the other players had a bad hand, and the Thunder's Holmgren scored 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by 13 points at 35:22 at the end of the first quarter, and the Thunder led by 18 points in the first three minutes of the second quarter, and the Thunder led by 13 points at 63:50 at the end of the first half.
First half turnovers scored: 12 points for the Thunder, 2 points for the Pelicans
Fast break scoring: 8 points for the Thunder, 2 points for the Pelicans
Coming back in the second half, the Thunder still firmly controlled the pace of the game, leading by as many as 31 points, and the Pelicans were gone, and finally the Thunder went to the next game, leading the Pelicans 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs.
Pelicans player stats
Valranjonas: 8-of-14 from two-point range and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, finishing with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists
Ingram: 5-of-10 from two-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block
CJ McCollum: 5-of-9 from two-point range, 1-of-5 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals
Herbert Jones: 2-of-2 from two-point range, 4-of-7 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line for 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist
Thunder player stats
Holmgren: 6-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-6 three-pointers, 5-of-6 free throws, 26 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks
Alexander: 10-of-14 two-pointers, 3-of-5 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 33 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
Lou Dort: 0-of-2 from two-point range, 4-of-6 from three-point range, 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists
Jayway: 9-of-14 from two-point range and 1-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists
Keady: 3-of-6 on two-pointers, 1-of-3 on three-pointers, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists