In another down to the wire contest that could have gone either way, the visiting Oklahoma City succumbed late to an injury-hit New Orleans Pelicans.
Playing without Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum, New Orleans leaned on Zion Williamson’ scoring and playmaking to deal the Thunder their 13th loss of the season. The former top overall pick finished with 23 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks.
SGA shot just 7-of-21 from the field but 16-of-18 from the foul stripe, finishing with 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. His 7 turnovers were a slight blemish, but OKC coughed up the rock 19 times overall and New Orleans finished the game with 19 points off turnovers.