Thunder 123-118 Pelicans (13 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

40-42, 16-25 away

123

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	32	25	39	27	123
NO	29	34	24	31	118

New Orleans Pelicans

42-40, 27-14 home

118

Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Trey Murphy III misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 20-foot jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot driving layup
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Giddey blocks Herbert Jones 's 7-foot driving layup
Herbert Jones makes 3-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving layup
Jaxson Hayes makes 5-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Josh Richardson misses three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 2-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)
CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Dario Saric blocks Trey Murphy III 's 2-foot dunk
Herbert Jones makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
Josh Richardson misses 27-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Richardson makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Josh Richardson makes 2-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Richardson assists)
Trey Murphy III makes dunk
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot (Josh Richardson assists)
Herbert Jones misses 11-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Herbert Jones makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
Jalen Williams blocks Brandon Ingram 's 7-foot driving layup
Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
Luguentz Dort blocks Brandon Ingram 's 3-foot driving layup
Herbert Jones makes dunk
Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses layup
Trey Murphy III makes three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Trey Murphy III misses three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Herbert Jones makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot jumper
CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)
CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Naji Marshall makes two point shot (Josh Richardson assists)
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
Josh Richardson makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
CJ McCollum misses step back jumpshot
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)
Josh Richardson makes dunk
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram makes dunk
Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup
Luguentz Dort makes driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes two point shot
Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot
Luguentz Dort makes driving layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
Jalen Williams misses driving layup
Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)
Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
Josh Giddey makes pullup jump shot
Jalen Williams makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Josh Giddey misses two point shot
Dario Saric makes driving floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Josh Giddey misses three point jumper
Dario Saric makes layup (Luguentz Dort assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Joe misses pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey misses driving layup
Josh Giddey misses driving layup
Jalen Williams misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins makes layup (Jalen Williams assists)
Josh Giddey makes driving layup
Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Isaiah Joe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Luguentz Dort makes three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
Isaiah Joe misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Aaron Wiggins makes layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Giddey assists)
Jaylin Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes driving layup
Josh Giddey makes driving layup (Jalen Williams assists)
Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram blocks Luguentz Dort's driving layup
Jaylin Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort makes driving layup (Josh Giddey assists)
Jaylin Williams makes 3-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Josh Giddey makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Luguentz Dort makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 9-foot step back jumpshot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Luguentz Dort misses tip shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Jalen Williams misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Williams makes driving layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
Jalen Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three pointer (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Josh Giddey makes driving layup
Josh Giddey misses driving layup
Jalen Williams misses two point shot
Jaylin Williams makes two point shot (Isaiah Joe assists)
Jalen Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams makes driving layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey misses 8-foot two point shot
Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Josh Giddey misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams misses driving layup
Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum blocks Josh Giddey 's 8-foot driving layup
Josh Giddey misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jalen Williams makes dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Josh Richardson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup

THUNDER

PELICANS

TIME		OKC	NO
12:00	Jaylin Williams vs. Jonas Valanciunas	0	0
11:43	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	0	0
11:42	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	0
11:41	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	0	2
11:20	Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:17	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Trey Murphy III misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
10:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Herbert Jones blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup	0	2
10:55	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	0	2
10:42	Brandon Ingram misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
10:37	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	2
10:37	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	0	4
10:19	Luguentz Dort makes driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	2	4
10:04	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	2	4
10:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	2	4
9:51	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	2	4
9:49	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	2	4
9:40	Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	2	4
9:38	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	2	4
9:36	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	2	6
9:25	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:20	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	2	6
9:19	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	4	6
8:58	CJ McCollum makes 20-foot jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	4	8
8:46	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	4	8
8:43	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	4	8
8:37	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	4	8
8:37	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	4	9
8:37	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	4	10
8:27	Luguentz Dort makes driving layup (Jaylin Williams assists)	6	10
8:27	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	6	10
8:27	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 1	7	10
8:18	Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper	7	10
8:16	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	10
8:13	Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	7	12
8:04	Jalen Williams misses driving layup	7	12
8:02	Luguentz Dort offensive rebound	7	12
8:01	Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	12
7:59	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	7	12
7:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot driving layup	7	12
7:54	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	12
7:46	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	7	12
7:41	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	7	12
7:37	Josh Giddey blocks Herbert Jones 's 7-foot driving layup	7	12
7:35	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	7	12
7:30	Herbert Jones makes 3-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	7	14
7:17	Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	10	14
7:06	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	10	14
7:06	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
7:06	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	10	16
6:57	Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	16
6:53	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	10	16
6:43	Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	10	19
6:31	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	10	19
6:31	Pelicans Full timeout	10	19
6:31	Kira Lewis Jr. enters the game for CJ McCollum	10	19
6:31	Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2	10	19
6:31	Thunder offensive team rebound	10	19
6:31	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 2	11	19
6:15	Kira Lewis Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	19
6:12	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	11	19
5:52	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)	14	19
5:33	Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	14	21
5:22	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	17	21
4:56	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	21
4:54	Kira Lewis Jr. offensive rebound	17	21
4:52	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	21
4:47	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	17	21
4:38	Josh Giddey makes pullup jump shot	19	21
4:25	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	19	21
4:19	Jalen Williams makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	21	21
4:05	Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving layup	21	21
4:03	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	21	21
4:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	24	21
4:01	Pelicans Full timeout	24	21
4:01	Josh Richardson enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	24	21
4:01	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Trey Murphy III	24	21
4:01	Dario Saric enters the game for Jaylin Williams	24	21
4:01	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Jalen Williams	24	21
3:40	Jaxson Hayes makes 5-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	24	23
3:27	Josh Giddey misses two point shot	24	23
3:25	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	24	23
3:09	Josh Richardson misses three point jumper	24	23
3:06	Dario Saric defensive rebound	24	23
2:56	Dario Saric makes driving floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	26	23
2:35	Brandon Ingram makes 2-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)	26	25
2:22	Josh Giddey misses three point jumper	26	25
2:18	Isaiah Joe offensive rebound	26	25
2:15	Dario Saric makes layup (Luguentz Dort assists)	28	25
1:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	28	25
1:52	Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	28	26
1:52	CJ McCollum enters the game for Kira Lewis Jr.	28	26
1:52	Lindy Waters III enters the game for Josh Giddey	28	26
1:52	Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	28	27
1:52	Dario Saric out of bounds bad pass turnover	28	27
1:40	Josh Richardson out of bounds bad pass turnover	28	27
1:39	Herbert Jones personal foul	28	27
1:22	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	28	27
1:22	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
1:22	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Brandon Ingram	29	27
1:22	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 2	30	27
1:03	CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	30	27
1:00	Lindy Waters III defensive rebound	30	27
53.2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot	32	27
46.0	Dario Saric blocks Trey Murphy III 's 2-foot dunk	32	27
43.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	32	27
40.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	27
36.1	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	32	27
32.1	Herbert Jones makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	32	29
18.1	Isaiah Joe misses pullup jump shot	32	29
15.1	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	32	29
2.1	Josh Richardson misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	29
2.1	Dario Saric defensive rebound	32	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	29

Thunder
123
Pelicans
118

Game 1

13/4

Smoothie King Center

2:50 AM, 13 April 2023

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,715

Referees:
Eric Lewis
Eric Dalen
Sean Corbin
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Timberwolves plan for Chris Finch to be in Denver for Game 1

The Timberwolves are planning for coach Chris Finch to be with them in Denver following his knee surgery - and considering seating configurations that would allow him to safely be on the bench during games.

Doncic gives a brief update on knee: 'Not good'

Luka Doncic says his knee could be better and adds he likely wouldn't be playing if it were the regular season.

Mavericks' Luka Doncic: Knee 'not good' but ready for Game 5

Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic declared himself ready for Wednesday's pivotal Game 5 against the LA Clippers but acknowledged that he would "probably not" be playing on his sprained right knee if this were the regular season.

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