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Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans, NBA Play-In West 9th Place vs 10th Place

NBA
Thunder
40-42
123-118
Final
Pelicans
42-40
Smoothie King Center
TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

OKC leadsBiggest lead OKC 10, NO 9
Q1Q2Q3Q4
NO leads
Team1234T
OKC32253927123
NO29342431118

Who won: Thunder 123-118

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 in NBA Play-In West 9th Place vs 10th Place on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans win the series 3-1. The Thunder outscored the Pelicans 39-24 in the 3rd quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder in points (32). Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans in points (30).

Recap · Apr 13
Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Pelicans in play-in

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exercised patience during his lowest-scoring first half all season, routinely deferring to teammates such as Lu Dort and Josh Giddey in an effort to keep New Orleans defenders off balance in a winner-take-all postseason game.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Thunder1st in Western Conference Division
  • Chet Holmgren C
    Quadriceps
    Day-To-Day
  • Jaylin Williams F
    Heel
    Day-To-Day
  • Kenrich Williams G
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Nikola Topic G
    Back, Surgery
    Day-To-Day
  • Thomas Sorber C
    Knee, Surgery, right
    Day-To-Day
Pelicans1st in Western Conference Division
  • Dejounte Murray G
    Toe, Bruise, right
    Day-To-Day

Head to head

NO wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Thunder 110, Pelicans 96 (Mar 11)

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Game info

Venue
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA · Attendance 18,715
Officials
Eric Lewis (Referee), Eric Dalen (Referee), Sean Corbin (Referee), Ben Taylor (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesNO wins series 3-1

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