In a battle of tanks, the Oklahoma City Thunder came out victorious against the Zion-Williamson-and-Brandon-Ingram-less New Orleans Pelicans, 108-100.
This game was really won by the Thunder during the final four minutes of the third quarter, where they finished on an 18-4 run.
The Pelicans were able to make it interesting in the fourth quarter as they finished the game on a 25-12 run in the final 7:51, cutting the lead to single digits late. But the deficit was too large for them to overcome in just a 12 minute period.
After struggling the first half, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showed up in the third quarter once again as he scored 10 of his 24 points in that period.