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4/29/2021 Oklahoma City v. New Orleans Game Preview

	New Orleans Pelicans	(25-31, 9-17 away)
	Oklahoma City Thunder	(20-36, 9-20 home)

April 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Season Series - Tied 1-1

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Dec 31, 2020	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	113 - 80	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 6, 2021	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	111 - 110	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 29, 2021	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	-	-	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
New Orleans	56	48.4	42.4	88.1	.481	10.8	30.8	.349	19.1	25.9	.737	14.5	17.8	11.6	35.3	46.9	26.0	7.4	4.4	114.5
Oklahoma City	56	48.3	38.9	87.4	.444	12.4	36.0	.345	15.1	20.8	.727	15.7	18.1	9.3	36.1	45.3	22.3	6.9	4.5	105.3
NOP Opponents	56	48.4	41.8	88.6	.472	14.8	38.0	.389	16.5	20.9	.790	13.2	21.3	8.7	31.9	40.7	26.0	7.6	5.7	115.0
OKC Opponents	56	48.3	43.0	91.7	.469	13.2	37.0	.357	15.0	19.6	.767	13.0	18.4	10.2	37.1	47.2	25.3	8.8	5.0	114.2

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 6, 2021	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	111 - 110	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 31, 2020	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	113 - 80	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 13, 2020	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	123 - 118	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 1, 2019	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	107 - 104	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 29, 2019	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	104 - 109	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov 2, 2019	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	104 - 115	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 14, 2019	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	122 - 131	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 24, 2019	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	116 - 122	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 12, 2018	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	114 - 118	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 5, 2018	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	116 - 122	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Apr 1, 2018	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	109 - 104	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 2, 2018	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	114 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov 20, 2017	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	107 - 114	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 26, 2017	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	110 - 118	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 25, 2017	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	114 - 105	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 21, 2016	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	121 - 110	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 4, 2016	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	92 - 101	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 25, 2016	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	119 - 123	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 11, 2016	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	95 - 121	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov 18, 2015	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	103 - 110	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 6, 2015	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	116 - 113	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 4, 2015	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	102 - 91	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 21, 2014	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	101 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 2, 2014	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	104 - 112	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 14, 2014	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	89 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 11, 2014	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	94 - 116	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 6, 2013	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	109 - 95	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 27, 2013	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	74 - 119	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 12, 2012	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	88 - 92	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 1, 2012	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	100 - 79	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 16, 2012	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	110 - 95	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 20, 2012	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	93 - 101	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 25, 2012	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	91 - 101	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 11, 2012	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	95 - 85	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 2, 2011	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	93 - 104	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 24, 2011	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	89 - 91	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 10, 2010	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	97 - 92	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 29, 2010	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	89 - 95	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Mar 10, 2010	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	83 - 98	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 3, 2010	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	103 - 99	Oklahoma City	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 6, 2010	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	97 - 92	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Mar 7, 2009	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	90 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 17, 2009	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	100 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov 22, 2008	Oklahoma City	New Orleans	97 - 109	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 21, 2008	New Orleans	Oklahoma City	105 - 80	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 16, 2008	Seattle	New Orleans	92 - 123	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 19, 2007	New Orleans	Seattle	107 - 93	New Orleans	Regular Season	KeyArena
Dec 9, 2007	Seattle	New Orleans	88 - 91	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 4, 2007	Seattle	New Orleans	92 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 23, 2007	Seattle	New Orleans	97 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 26, 2006	New Orleans	Seattle	94 - 102	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Dec 8, 2006	New Orleans	Seattle	74 - 94	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Apr 12, 2006	Seattle	New Orleans	99 - 104	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 28, 2006	New Orleans	Seattle	104 - 114	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Feb 8, 2006	Seattle	New Orleans	102 - 109	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov 26, 2005	New Orleans	Seattle	105 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	KeyArena
Apr 15, 2005	New Orleans	Seattle	72 - 97	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Feb 23, 2005	Seattle	New Orleans	103 - 85	Seattle	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 8, 2005	New Orleans	Seattle	91 - 108	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Apr 4, 2004	New Orleans	Seattle	88 - 96	Seattle	Regular Season	KeyArena
Mar 19, 2004	Seattle	New Orleans	91 - 80	Seattle	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 20, 2002	New Orleans	Seattle	88 - 86	New Orleans	Regular Season	KeyArena
Nov 6, 2002	Seattle	New Orleans	84 - 86	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center

2020-2021 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Ball	E. Bledsoe	B. Ingram	Z. Williamson	S. Adams
Rotation	K. Lewis, Jr.	N. Alexander-Walker	J. Hart	J. Johnson	W. Hernangomez
Rotation			N. Marshall		J. Hayes
Rotation			W. Iwundu
Lim PT		J. Nunnally		W. Gabriel

2020-2021 Oklahoma City Thunder Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	T. Maledon	S. Gilgeous-Alexander	L. Dort	D. Bazley	A. Horford
Rotation	T. Jerome	S. Mykhailiuk	K. Williams	I. Roby	M. Brown
Rotation	J. Robinson			A. Pokusevski	T. Bradley
Rotation				J. Hoard	M. Muscala
Rotation				J. Hall
Lim PT			G. Deck

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
12	Steven Adams	C	52	28.0	3.3	5.4	.618	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.4	.448	1.4	2.0	3.8	5.2	9.0	2.0	0.9	0.7	7.7
6	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	41	20.7	3.9	9.2	.418	1.6	4.6	.348	1.0	1.3	.750	1.4	1.9	0.2	2.8	3.1	2.0	1.0	0.5	10.2
2	Lonzo Ball	PG	42	31.4	5.1	12.3	.419	3.0	8.0	.376	0.9	1.1	.792	2.0	2.0	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.6	1.4	0.6	14.2
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG	55	30.2	4.1	10.0	.408	1.7	5.1	.345	1.8	2.5	.728	1.6	1.6	0.4	3.1	3.5	3.7	0.7	0.3	11.7
32	Wenyen Gabriel	PF	9	4.7	0.2	1.2	.182	0.1	0.6	.200	0.2	0.4	.500	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.8
3	Josh Hart	SG	47	28.7	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775	1.0	2.4	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	9.2
10	Jaxson Hayes	PF	44	14.7	2.5	3.8	.657	0.1	0.1	.500	1.3	1.7	.757	0.7	1.8	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	6.3
9	Willy Hernangomez	C	33	15.8	2.7	5.1	.539	0.0	0.2	.125	0.9	1.5	.604	0.5	1.1	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.9	0.3	0.5	6.4
14	Brandon Ingram	SF	51	34.6	8.5	18.2	.469	2.4	6.3	.384	4.7	5.3	.886	2.5	2.0	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.8	0.7	0.7	24.3
25	Wesley Iwundu	F	9	15.3	1.2	3.1	.393	0.2	1.4	.154	1.2	1.4	.846	1.1	1.6	0.4	2.3	2.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	3.9
16	James Johnson	F	10	27.6	3.9	8.8	.443	1.0	3.3	.303	1.7	2.4	.708	1.6	3.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	2.9	1.0	1.3	10.5
13	Kira Lewis, Jr.	PG	38	16.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.7	2.2	.341	0.6	0.8	.774	0.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	6.5
8	Naji Marshall	SF	16	16.8	1.5	4.0	.375	0.6	1.7	.333	1.8	2.4	.737	0.6	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.4	2.2	0.6	0.4	5.3
21	James Nunnally	F	1	9.1	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1	Zion Williamson	PF	51	32.9	10.3	16.7	.615	0.2	0.5	.333	6.0	8.6	.699	2.6	2.3	2.5	4.6	7.1	3.6	0.9	0.7	26.7

Oklahoma City Thunder Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
7	Darius Bazley	PF	40	30.8	4.6	11.5	.402	1.5	5.2	.284	1.6	2.2	.708	1.9	0.9	0.6	6.8	7.4	1.6	0.5	0.6	12.3
13	Tony Bradley	C	11	19.7	3.9	6.0	.652	0.0	0.2	.000	1.5	2.2	.667	1.5	1.6	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.1	0.5	1.0	9.3
4	Moses Brown	C	27	21.1	3.5	6.3	.559	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	3.4	.620	1.0	2.0	3.4	5.3	8.7	0.1	0.6	1.1	9.1
6	Gabriel Deck	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	Luguentz Dort	PG	44	29.6	4.7	11.9	.398	2.1	6.1	.343	2.0	2.8	.726	1.5	2.5	0.7	2.9	3.6	1.6	1.0	0.4	13.6
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	PG	35	33.7	8.2	16.1	.508	2.0	4.9	.418	5.3	6.5	.808	3.0	2.0	0.5	4.2	4.7	5.9	0.8	0.7	23.7
15	Josh Hall	F	14	12.4	0.6	3.2	.200	0.1	1.4	.100	1.2	2.1	.586	1.1	1.5	0.1	1.9	2.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	2.6
8	Jaylen Hoard	PF	7	19.3	2.1	5.1	.417	0.0	0.7	.000	2.1	2.7	.789	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.9	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.1	6.4
42	Al Horford	FC	28	27.9	5.8	12.9	.450	2.0	5.4	.368	0.6	0.8	.818	1.0	1.7	1.0	5.7	6.7	3.4	0.9	0.9	14.2
10	Ty Jerome	PG	23	24.8	3.6	8.6	.421	2.0	5.2	.392	0.7	1.0	.696	1.3	2.0	0.4	2.4	2.9	3.5	0.5	0.2	10.0
11	Theo Maledon	PG	50	27.4	3.4	9.1	.370	1.6	4.8	.340	1.3	1.8	.719	2.1	2.2	0.4	3.0	3.4	3.4	0.9	0.1	9.7
33	Mike Muscala	FC	35	18.4	3.4	7.6	.446	1.9	5.3	.370	0.9	1.0	.917	0.6	1.5	0.5	3.2	3.8	0.8	0.2	0.3	9.7
14	Svi Mykhailiuk	SF	16	23.5	3.9	8.6	.453	1.5	4.4	.343	0.6	0.9	.667	1.5	0.7	0.6	2.6	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	9.9
17	Aleksej Pokusevski	C	33	23.5	2.8	8.5	.333	1.3	4.5	.289	0.7	0.8	.846	1.9	1.2	0.7	4.1	4.8	1.9	0.4	1.0	7.6
3	Justin Robinson	PG	6	12.1	1.2	3.0	.389	0.7	2.2	.308	0.5	0.8	.600	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	3.5
9	Isaiah Roby	SF	46	23.5	3.4	6.9	.497	0.5	1.7	.329	1.4	2.0	.710	1.8	2.7	1.6	4.1	5.7	1.8	0.8	0.7	8.8
34	Kenrich Williams	SF	56	20.8	3.0	5.8	.525	0.7	1.6	.429	0.5	0.9	.562	1.0	2.1	1.2	2.9	4.2	2.2	0.7	0.2	7.2

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