The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on the road, 109-104. In a game that came down to the final few possessions, OKC once again started to buckle at the knees, but this time didn’t topple over completely. Behind the aggressive offense of Paul George and yet another triple-double from Russell Westbrook (his 5th in a row vs the Pelicans), OKC had just enough leverage to hold onto a multiple-possession win.
Which is not to say everything went peachy. OKC started slowly out of the gates, falling behind by 10 early on as their offense stalled repeatedly.