Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Key Thunder Players to Watch vs. the Pelicans - March 26

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Thunder vs. Pelicans: Players to Watch

Thunder Key Players

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.5 points, 6.3 assists and 5.6 rebounds.

Chet Holmgren averages 17 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

Jalen Williams is averaging 19.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4 rebounds.

Giddey's numbers on the season are 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 46.1% from the field and 33.5% from downtown, with an average of 1 made 3-pointers.

Luguentz Dort's numbers on the season are 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 44.4% from the floor and 40.4% from downtown, with an average of 2 made 3-pointers.

Pelicans Key Players

Per game, Zion Williamson gets the Pelicans 22.6 points, 5.9 boards and 5 assists. He also averages 1 steal and 0.6 blocks.

Per game, Jonas Valanciunas gets the Pelicans 12.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He also averages 0.4 steals and 0.9 blocks.

The Pelicans get 18.6 points per game from CJ McCollum, plus 4.2 boards and 4.5 assists.

Herbert Jones averages 11.1 points, 3.6 boards and 2.5 assists. He is draining 51.6% of his shots from the field and 43.3% from 3-point range (eighth in league), with 1.5 triples per contest.

The Pelicans are receiving 14 points, 4.5 boards and 2 assists per game from Trey Murphy III.

Thunder vs. Pelicans Stat Insights

Oklahoma City Key Stats

The Thunder are outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game with a +519 scoring differential overall. They put up 120.3 points per game (fourth in the NBA) and give up 112.9 per outing (12th in the league).

Oklahoma City falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 3.1 boards. It is pulling down 41.8 rebounds per game (27th in the league) compared to its opponents' 44.9 per outing.

The Thunder knock down 13.3 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league) at a 38.9% rate (third-best in the NBA), compared to the 13.4 their opponents make while shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc.

Oklahoma City averages 117.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (third in the league), and allows 109.4 points per 100 possessions (fifth in the NBA).

New Orleans Key Stats

The Pelicans outscore opponents by 5.3 points per game (posting 115.7 points per game, 13th in league, and giving up 110.4 per contest, eighth in NBA) and have a +379 scoring differential.

New Orleans averages 44.5 rebounds per game (seventh in league) while conceding 42.2 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 2.3 boards per game.

The Pelicans connect on 12.3 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) at a 38% rate (sixth-best in NBA), compared to the 13.4 per outing their opponents make, shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc.

New Orleans scores 115.4 points per 100 possessions (ninth in league), while conceding 109.5 points per 100 possessions (sixth in NBA).

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