Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (OKC 8 games, NOP 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

OKCNOP

Scoring

110.022nd · Below avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

121.63rd · Top 5

108.88th · Above avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

119.225th · Below avg

+1.216th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+2.414th · Average

Efficiency

109.120th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

112.113th · Average

108.59th · Above avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

110.415th · Average

+0.618th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+1.716th · Average

100.522nd

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

108.21st

Shooting

50.0%27th · Bottom 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

53.8%12th · Average

54.6%26th · Bottom 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

59.3%6th · Above avg

10.928th · Bottom 5

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

9.029th · Bottom 5

33.3%21st · Below avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

31.7%26th · Bottom 5

0.2427th · Bottom 5

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.363rd · Top 5

Defense

51.7%10th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

54.5%22nd · Below avg

7.820th · Average

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

12.41st · Top 5

5.87th · Above avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.819th · Average

Possessions

12.2%3rd · Top 5

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

15.4%22nd · Below avg

27.5%16th · Average

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

24.9%22nd · Below avg

46.68th · Above avg

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

44.911th · Average

21.629th · Bottom 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

25.422nd · Below avg

Recent form

Oklahoma City Thunder

WLLWW

Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.

New Orleans Pelicans

LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +2.4). Streak W4.

Key players

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG	30.1	4.2	4.5	55.8
Ajay MitchellG	17.8	4.0	3.5	57.6
Jalen WilliamsG-F	13.7	4.7	3.3	47.2
Chet HolmgrenC-F	12.0	9.3	1.3	55.8

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Zion WilliamsonF	21.5	5.1	2.6	67.2
Dejounte MurrayG	18.2	6.2	5.6	57.8
Saddiq BeyF	16.4	3.9	1.9	63.7
Trey Murphy IIIF	14.9	4.6	3.4	59.7

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder

Cason Wallace G · back ~2027-03-02 Out

Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~2027-01-02 Out

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

Nikola Topic G · back ~2026-11-13 Out

Thomas Sorber C · back ~2026-11-13 Out

Jaylin Williams F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

New Orleans Pelicans

Yves Missi C · back ~2026-11-08 Out

Trey Murphy III F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day