Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (NOP 7 games, OKC 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NOPOKC

Scoring

121.93rd · Top 5

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

108.025th · Below avg

120.125th · Below avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

107.77th · Above avg

+1.714th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+0.317th · Average

Efficiency

112.911th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

107.821st · Below avg

111.918th · Average

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

107.910th · Above avg

+1.015th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-0.117th · Average

107.72nd

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

100.026th

Shooting

55.0%10th · Above avg

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.4%

49.4%28th · Bottom 5

59.8%4th · Top 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

53.8%26th · Bottom 5

9.629th · Bottom 5

Threes made

NBA avg 13.2

10.328th · Bottom 5

32.4%25th · Below avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.8%

32.0%26th · Bottom 5

0.343rd · Top 5

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2228th · Bottom 5

Defense

55.3%24th · Below avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.4%

51.5%9th · Above avg

12.91st · Top 5

Steals

NBA avg 8.7

7.920th · Average

4.619th · Average

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

6.05th · Top 5

Possessions

15.5%20th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 15.0%

12.7%3rd · Top 5

24.4%24th · Below avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

28.8%12th · Average

44.413th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.1

46.69th · Above avg

25.721st · Below avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

21.130th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans

LLWWW

Last 5: average margin +3.2 (season +1.7). Streak W3.

Oklahoma City Thunder

WWLLW

Last 5: average margin -4.4 (season +0.3). Streak W1.

Key players

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Zion WilliamsonF	21.3	5.3	2.7	68.8
Dejounte MurrayG	17.8	5.8	6.0	53.1
Saddiq BeyF	15.6	3.9	1.7	62.3
Trey Murphy IIIF	14.9	4.6	3.4	59.7

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG	28.4	4.3	4.0	54.8
Ajay MitchellG	17.0	3.6	3.4	57.4
Jalen WilliamsG-F	13.7	4.7	3.3	47.2
Chet HolmgrenC-F	12.0	9.3	1.3	55.8

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans

Yves Missi C · Left Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-08 Out

Trey Murphy III F · Bilateral Patella Tendinopathy · back ~2026-11-04 Questionable

Oklahoma City Thunder

Cason Wallace G · Left Shoulder Surgery · back ~2027-03-02 Out

Chet Holmgren C-F · Right Knee Injury Recovery · back ~2027-01-02 Out

Jalen Williams G-F · Left Ankle Surgery · back ~2027-03-02 Out

Nikola Topic G · Low Back Surgery · back ~2026-11-13 Out

Thomas Sorber C · Right Knee Surgery · back ~2026-11-13 Out

Jaylin Williams F · Low Back Spasms · back ~2026-11-04 Questionable