New Orleans Pelicans VS Oklahoma City Thunder 1ST RD GM 4 Live ScoreBoard

New Orleans Pelicans VS Oklahoma City Thunder 1ST RD GM 4 Live ScoreBoard

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prohibited terms and conditions apply gambling problem call 1800 gambling offered in partnership with Boer Casino Venture Incorporated DBA Margaritaville Resort Casino [Music] grabing JD back in the Smoothie Kings Center 248 left in the first quarter Oklahoma City with a 2119 lead John the energy has been there Hells are taking care of the basketball You’ just like to see some more shots go down well if you can take care of the basketball that will hopefully allow you to stay where you want to be and stay in contact until the shots Begin to Fall because the pills right now only two or eight from three-point range but Oklahoma City only three for eight from three-point range so the defense defense is holding steady they’ve only turned it over twice in the quarter and by this time the other day we were at a ridiculous level so hopefully they can maintain this Pace in terms of turning it over all right pels out of the timeout Jose Alvarado Naji Marshall CJ McCullum Larry n Jr and Brandon Ingram for the Thunder Isaiah Joe Gordon Hayward Shay GIS Alexander Jay will and Lou dor H’s Ball moving left to right on your radio doal M device mullum off the curl double get it up top Jose one1 with Isaiah Joe drives hard to the rim and he threw it right to L on q without the turnover now s cross over got McCullum up in the air but CJ blocked it and it goes right back down to SDA into the lane throws it up no and the rebound Nance that got a fortunate break but you’d still play D now Naji and you stayed down defensively you didn’t go for the ball f hram right elbow bounce feet to McCullum right angle three online but in and out back Tapped Out by Dort that’s the look I I I can’t you can’t draw it up better you can’t Dort for three that’s too strong weak side rebound angle the touch foul hey we’ll take it the way this has been called all series long L Dort fouls Brandon angler that’s the softest foul L Dort has had this in this series I said touch foul of course his touch fouls you end up on the floor I mean Brandon Ingram have had more contact blowing his nose in that one all right so that’s their fou to give 145 left in the first HS down two Nai start stops drives in hard kick it out long to McCullum back into the paint show and go Williams takes the charge wave off the bucket pills pill’s coaches are looking at this to see we ain’t going to win this we will not win a challenge if we do it he is outside going to chent that’s I we’re not going to I think he’s moving over okay I I mean I disagree I disagree I I just I don’t think we’re going to win this so so we challenge this this is this is pretty risky because if you don’t win that’s your challenge for the rest of the ball game something tells me you might need it later on I mean CJ drove right into that New Orleans is call time out the tallenge offive foul I’m call I will be stunned if we win this stunned I’m I’m I’m about 5050 on it I’m about 5050 I I think Jay will FID over late I I and he’s moving like I hope you’re right I just I think he slid over late I I don’t know if he was necessarily planted I mean he’s planted in time but I mean I think he’s sliding late and he’s not given ground and again what’s even going to be more deflating after that because McCullum needs every bucket he can get to go down and that one went in he do yes he does and it’s going to be waved up look you’ve got your opinion I got mine I I just don’t think it’s I don’t think it’s going to happen I tell you what on this one I would love to be right I don’t know if I am I I just feel like he’s a little bit late all right so Josh tiven and Bill Kennedy still looking at the monitor as the green Sirens flash here at the Smoothie King Center it Blends in nicely with the skeleton the green Sirens so that is aesthetically pleasing but and that this is a it’s a major gamble for the pels down to one game left in their season and now Ed Malloy has taking Bill Kennedy’s spot on the headset you basically have three crew chiefs out there and uh each have their own lovely way of officiating NBA games here’s the thing you disrupt the flow of the game so make a call one way or the other make a call well I’d like to see the call go the Pelicans way obviously but let’s do do so with some some brevity now here’s the real question does Bill Kennedy get on the microphone and explain in his Unique Style yeah of course we can’t hear it up here in the broadcast spot let’s just say Bill knows where the camera is no question all right so we’re going to find out shortly 137 left first quarter PS down 2119 and this is a pretty significant decision here by sarus as if we do not win this there will be no more challenges the rest ball game I mean there’s just much of a debate back in back at the home office I mean think just hey you know discuss what you’re doing for dinner plans fellas I mean we’re in no hurry yeah we’ll be le we’ll be here Tuesday Morning the thing is there got to be indisputable evidence returned to call on the floor there was no doubt that he was outside the restricted AR he’s outside the restricted AR I just don’t know if he was planted soon enough oh by the way they had their little conference and now they’re back on the headsets again I think you’re listening to music they might have music piped into that those headsets well you’re going to find out from the OKC bench upon review The Defender gets his right foot down and then legally firms up after the start of upward shooting motion foul stands the challenge is UNS successful New Orleans has charged this time out and they have no further challenges so OKC Ball by the way that’s two files on mullum who can’t I mean he can’t you talking about can’t buy a break no that man cannot buy a break I mean he really since the conclusion of the road trip yep when we when we got on that flight back in San Francisco to New Orleans it was like everything changed yeah we we left CJ mccollum’s jumper on the road now OKC ball up two freeall Isaiah Joe round and out rebound tipped by Ingram and taken by Murphy that was online and Isaiah Joe is an outstanding three-point shooter now Murphy is in form of Cullum who’s sitting with two f 110 left in the quarter Ingram pounded by Jay will get it to Naji Sprints into the lane and a reverse layup he blew right by Shake Elis Alexander naji’s gonna do something he is going to attack and something’s gonna happen one way or the other well he’s your leading scorer right now with Five Points well against this team you got to have somebody who’s willing to attack yeah goal tending by Lou Dort now SDA got to the rim and as Lefty layup went around but door definitely affected I don’t think it was going in I don’t either he just couldn’t hold off long enough five straight empty possessions for the Thunder pels are deing up 21 a piece Jose up top Nance hand it off to Ingram Pops at top of the key jumper too strong rebound on the deck Nance has it on the Baseline Nance spins out of trouble kick it to Naji right corner three in and out it doesn’t get closer than that you can’t make this stuff up SGA picked by GTA oh wait for the Cal alvado stop pop left we three hits the glass it’s three on one on the Fly three on one SGA for the killer three no strong side rebound Murphy one on the clock half court shot falls short we’ll go to the second tied at 21 back after this in the Pelicans radio network Janet presents together again live for one incredible night in New Orleans Janet Jackson performing all her number one hits with special guest Nelly Smoothie King Center July [Music] 23rd get tickets now at ticketmaster.com Janet Jackson with special guest Nelly for more visit j.com pels fans did you know the best burger in New Orleans is actually in mety atomic Burger has become a fan favorite thanks to big exciting flavors people love their bacon Jam Burger their Nashville hot chicken sandwich and their Nutella marshmallow Shake plus they do everything right they grind their beef 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the Thunder to 33% from the floor and three of 11 from Beyond The Arc and the Pelicans defensively held the Thunder to seven straight empty possessions to end the first quarter you’ll take that all night long got to be the first time that’s happened in this series got to be gotta be and and you’re unable to take advantage of it all right pel’s ball to start the second quarter herb Jones Jose Alvarado Trey Murphy Jonas valenttina CJ McCullum PS in the city editions for game four McCullum left of the lane to J D now hr’s back in there backing him down restricted Arc there’s a foul on Chad hongren look and you talked about it in game three when valent junis is on the floor Chad Hood’s on the floor you just got to keep feeding JV and let him cook and I understand that’s not the offense you necessarily want to run but that’s the most effective offense you can run against than with ched hren on the flo you got to occupy him to keep it from roaming and blocking shots and Janis is a solid free throw shooter seven of nine in this series and the first one is good if he’s playing yonas manto man Jonas gonna be able to give a shot now he might not make it all the time but he’s going to be able to get a pretty good look at it well every look that he has had has basically been at the restricted Arc they’ve all been little right hand hooks yeah so I mean he’s going to get a shot Jonas is averaging a double double in this Playoff Series 13 and 10 and you if you surround jonis with Shooters they’re going to have to double team him all right pel’s up 23-21 a rare lead Jaylen Williams down low holr double PP kick it out to K Wallace who just checked in Wallace lost it on the deck taken by McCullum CJ front cour left chess it to Herb head of steam drives in throws up a layup no and it’s taken out of there by Jaylen Williams Oh Boy herb went on the deck and then hman gets to the rim herb nearly had a steal from behind but you don’t make the layup and it cost you two points the other way went face first down a scorpion so we’re tied at 23 one minute gone in the second quarter Jose get it to Herb and he lays it in with a right hand good penetration by he got a screen on the perimeter and he’s able to turn the corner and her finds the dead spot Jones with four points Williams get it to hren guarded by Alvarado now back to Jay duub Alvarado on that switch Jay dub hooks herb Jones pops a nail jumper yeah he hook right arm chicken wing these are offensive fouls now McCullum right Baseline double pump giddy didn’t bite get it out long to Murphy blows out there by Aaron Wiggins who’s in the game for the Thunder Trey slips picked up his dribble and throws it away yikes times infinity it has not been a good start for Murphy in this game just got to slow down to beat and compose 25 a piece Jaylen Williams is running the offense right now he’s going to pop up top to Holden step back straightway three short rebound deflected taken by Alvarado’s On The Run Jose trying to go Coast to Coast Don’t force it and he dead and it’s out of bounds off of valent chunis I mean a decent pass to valunas but it’s in traffic and I don’t know if Valentines was even looking for that pass which rioch shav off him out of bounds frustrating that’s six turnovers for the Pelicans and the NBA coach of the here Mark dagnal takes a time out we will as well 954 left second quarter we’re tied at 25 New Orleans and Oklahoma City Gus Kat go with a scoreboard update he’ll tell you what’s going on down in Miami as the heat taking on to Celtics we get to that we return on the Pelicans radio network Entergy works for the moments you live for the joy the heart here’s your boy the Wonder and if we do this our robot should at Entergy we’re dedicated to powering each moment today and for future Generations we’re leading away with a cleaner more reliable grid to power every day because these moments matter your graduating class we power life Entergy Chevron with Techron has unbeatable engine 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down Aaron Summers Shel just Alexander for the Thunder has been on the bench for the start of the second quarter as he is nursing a left ankle SL foot he actually stepped on a teammate’s foot graph it happened to somebody else so we’ll see how much time he sits out for his back in okay well like we said they’ more than capable Replacements when you’re talking about running the team now you can’t replace him if you’re talking about the 48 minutes but Josh giddy can run Point we’ve already seen Jaylen Williams run point so if he’s not in there does it hurt them yes but it does not absolutely constrict what they want to do yeah where it shows up is in the clutch moment for them now Holden Loston there’s Alvarado now can you finish that’s his first seal Jose will pick it back back up get it to McCullum drives right to the Baseline pops a 15-footer and hit it compos did he need that that is a controlled offensive possession a controlled break and as JD mentioned that’s three steals already for Grant Theft Alvarado now Williams into the lane powers in and Scoops it up and in with a right hand off the Box he’s just getting it too easy he’s getting in too easy he’s killing us he has all series long he’s got eight points tonight on 46 from the four we’re tied at 27 3 minutes in second quarter McCullum up top Williams will guard him pick by valent chunis double pum get it out long Alvarado shot clock at two deep three Jose another glass cracking brick taken by the Thunder yeah but he was putting a tough he’s putting a tough position on that one he’s shooting he got the ball with two seconds left on the shot clock now Wiggins left wing he’ll pop a three that is too strong rebound Alvarado the hills offensive possession have to be a little bit a lot more fluid you can’t s for Jose Alvarado long three to beat the shot clock Pell are two of 13 from distance Thunder three of 13 CJ left wing three barely got the front iron rebound herb Jones her will high floated up off the top of the glass that’s no good and the rebound Chad holen that high shot that’s ched hry and a Wiggins to the rack lays it in he beat herb Jones off the dble Aaron Wiggins in his third year out of Maryland averaging seven a game and OKC up 29-27 it’s just a shame the Pelicans cannot make shots they are playing good enough defense valent chunis there’s the clear out one-onone with Holdman bring theam block and he threw it away right to Wiggins Wiggins will be nearly picked and it will be picked and Alvarado standing on the sideline as he took it away so it’ll go back to OKC the double team comes from the Baseline against valent Tunis and the rotation defensively is going up so the open teammates in the right corner I don’t know if Jose was out of bounds you can’t down nope we can’t so Wiggins will inbound it in the left corner in front of the OKC bench Brandon Ingram is back in for the Pelicans what might happened if he stepped out of bounds before then he might not he might not have reestablished all right now Jaylen Williams get it to hen left wing drives in on the Baseline and trip by valent chudis who just picked up his second foul yeah you got to be able to move your feet against that dude he can dribble it and he can drive and you got to be able to move your feet and beat him to the position well what have we here celebrating his 22nd birthday Jordan Hawkins will check in for New Orleans in place of Jose Alvarado recipient of a Nothing Bunt Cake for his birthday what my favorite I just had to say it my favorite but you get a shooter on the floor Willie Green said that he might throw some more shooting on the floor Alvarado’s been really active but he hadn’t scored any points now Williams HS down two here 725 left in the second Williams into the lane and he tried to hook a pass in the right corner to L dor deflected out of bounds by Ingram the shot clock says four 4 seconds to defend don’t give up the r all right far Corner that is Wiggins get it into Williams drives right down the lane and misses the Lefty floater but he got there rebound Hawkins this is an offensively challenged game her beat everybody down blows the way up ched HR that’s that’s ched H he didn’t block the shot but he did everything else now wiggin’s right angle three you know and it’s 3227 herb looked at home GR in the face and hesitated it and didn’t take the first shot Ingram B away jumper no good rebound valent chunis get it to Hawkins repost back to JV Baseline coming Bump by Hogan foul on ched hen very nice give it to the big Feller Chad hen is listed at 206 PBS 2006 pounds that’s about what 22 pennies which ched H’s faces on the penny as a matter of fact [Laughter] and he does look a little like honest da he look a whole lot like him and if you can get the ball to valent tuna he’s going to he’s got Jay Williams out there now Jay Jay will he’ll punish him if you give him the basketball just give it to him PS are at 32% from the floor and two of 14 from distance Ingram pounded by door drives in show and go get it to Jonas there’s another attempted dunk which we miss somebody got a piece of it yeah I think she got it yeah uh gildas Alexander’s foot miraculously healed but Naji Marshall just picked his pocket that’s five steals for the pals defense now Hawkins trying to get free drives in and he blows the finger yes he did but it’s tipped up and in by Jonas valunas well that’s the beauty of driving the defense when you can compromise the defense even if you miss the shot you got a big Feller that’s can clean it up JV 6 rebounds pells down 3229 under 6 minutes left in the quarter SGA throws up a prayer didn’t get the call but they get it back now Jay will to Wiggins right corner three no rebound Valentina says give me that rebound rookie and he Outlets out to Naji Marshall Naji right corner Hawkins pop a three birthday boy no good and the rebound that’s a foul on Jay will yep no not Jay will I’m sorry that’s K wer who throws valento to the floor because again they cannot handle him down there and if he’s on the floor they’re going to have trouble unfortunately he’s coming off the floor right now John I’m a simple man with Simple Pleasures can we make a freaking open three-point shot somebody well unfortunately right now we can’t two for 15 from Three Holy maer again it’s not much to ask no no it’s not we got 29 Points with 537 left in the second quarter and that’s another open shot Murphy top of the key to Nance back to Murphy back to The Cutting Nance and he will make that reverse layup for the right hand if the officials aren’t going to call an off ball foul on Luke Dort and Brandon England might not score cuz he’s just gonna he’s gonna bear huging every possession well he only has three points now SBA bounce feed to Isaiah Jo got Hawkins up in the air and lost it taken by Murphy another steel three on two Trey tagi cutting Baseline no look over to angram right corner three airball I think that was an air ball was it I don’t it didn’t touch anything SDA to the rim lays it in fivepoint swing we are so in our own head shooting threes Naji Euros in loses it on the way up but a late whistle and a foul Dort wants to challenge this well Luke D’s not accustom to being C for foul so he’s he’s going to want to challenge every time I’m out of adjectives to the P they are going to challenge this and now L dor saying wait maybe not no they are going to do it of course they’re gonna they won’t they won’t give Naji the ball he’s got the ball now you can’t you cannot do it when he’s got the ball in his hand and he rattled the free throw home you can’t you can’t make the you can’t make the timeout and make the challenge when he’s got the ball in his hand well they held the ball long enough well we’ve seen that before this unfortunately and good you know what smart by Naji to get the shot up yeah it rattled in that was a quick release so again Naji I mean you could argue been our best player along with valent Tunis got him both yeah there’s no argument those have been the best two in this game those have been the best two 3433 Oklahoma City but those have been the two most aggressive SGA right elbow drives cut off by Naji Fall Away nail jumper that short and you bail him out Ed Malloy you do what you do best that is a bailout foul it was short and we’re going back the other way you can’t chall nope can’t not a foul not a foul yeah so line you got him shooting the fade away and you don’t fouling and you don’t get the reward because you pick up a foul that’s two on N yeah yeah and again he’s just been too valuable now I don’t know if you can take him off the floor well this is his kind of game y kind of junkyard dog kind of aggressive Scrappy fight this is his kind of game Ingram Marshall Nance Murphy Hawkins haven’t seen this combo in a long time Ingram get it to Naji drives into the paint leave it for one dribble triple team and finally a foul is called a Williams well yeah if you’re not going to blow the whistle they’re going to mug him well there’s three Defenders there and all of them are reaching for the ball and the ball ain’t big enough for for four people to have the hands on the ball so somebody’s got to be grabbing Larry wow they gave that on Wiggins so Nance at the line first one’s good Nance in a 13 rebound game in number three was two points away from a double double n so far in this series that was his third free throw attempt two out of three he got the nine rebounds of game in this series all right trying to tie it up here you talk about a rock fight goodness gracious it’s it’s 3535 with 417 left in the second quarter now Jay duve all the way in lays it in any time he wants to do it he does it he just he’s in double figures with 10 he just bulling people on the way to the rim NY left wing get it to angram Dort on his right hip out long to Murphy pick and roll with Brandon Trey oh left too high throws it over the head the outstretched arms of Jordan Hawkins who was in the right corner out of bands again Murphy has had a rough night he’s got two points Brandon Ingram has three points CJ McCullum has five points and you’re only down two combined four for 16 from the field and this dude right here Williams and one who has lived in the paint at The Rim can’t keep him out and that’s going to be on Murphy so Jaylen Williams now with 12 also with five rebounds they have not been able to beat him to the spot I mean he’s taking over this game yes he has he’s got 13 of their 40 points this is the largest lead for the Thunder 40 to 35 and again if you don’t if you don’t get some points here in the last 3:30 it’s going to be a double digit lead before halftime you’ve got to score Adam trying to get free touched by Williams jump feet out to Herb extra pass Trey extra pass top McCullum drives into the lane high off the glass and in that was a circus shot needed that one because he passed up the open three and the shot clock was at one and a half now Jaylen Williams up top Isaiah Joe poked Away by her but he got it back on the deflection now SGA screen by Kendrick Williams left corner SGA guarded by n shot clock at seven goes Baseline Cross Court over to Williams up top Joe for three that’s short and dor got the rebound through it long to Joe and it’s blocked on the three by her Jones but he can’t save it he can’t save it but that is another block three-point attempt by her Jones we saw that all year long he has now 14 block three-point attempts that’s incredible and he blocks it with the correct hand he blocked it with the right hand so as not to draw the foul and you get a chance to set your defense for the Pelicans all right time out taken by the Pelicans shot clock at 9 game clock at 2:45 in the second quarter Oklahoma City 40 New Orleans 37 back after these messages on the Pelicans radio network here we go Frank Isola and Brian scalabrini break down the biggest stories in the NBA on the starting lineup the Denver Nuggets have been 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loose hey look you got you got two guys down there wearing wearing the officiating uniforms that I have seen make stuff up that’s just a loose ball now Williams threw it oh that got deflected taken by herb Jones that’s another steal for the Pelicans that’s our six of the night three ball Trey oh e e e e e e e e e e e shot caller come on boys picked up the pace C got him a great deal on seats right near the action so when he yells what are you doing him he be absolutely sure the players heard of seep geek handles the tickets to sports concerts and more so fans can fan this season there’s going to be a new name on the court around here because good doesn’t cut it rates not enough let’s be extraordinary kler Federal Credit Union the official Credit Union of the New Orleans Pelicans be extraordinary ferally insured by NCA membership eligibility [Music] [Applause] required time now for Pelicans at the half scores highlights stats and more here’s your host Gus Kel 44 43 is your halftime score is the thunder leaded by one in a game where man there’s no way you’re not watching this go if some of those shots go down pels could be up 10 15 20 game is there to be one for the Pelicans tonight got to get the shots to go down Chris it’s not in the story The Series so far 100% would you like some examples of shots needing to go down not really BR one of seven and 20 minutes for Four Points 0 for two from distance Trey Murphy is three of seven one of five from distance distance for seven points CJ McCullum three of seven one of four from distance for seven points no one is in double figures for the Pelicans Jonas Valen chunis as a matter of fact he is the high Pelican with eight he’s only played 13 minutes wow what about Jose with those two glass crackers as gra he has yet to score those are the two shot attempts he’s had an eight minutes Jordan Hawkins did get in launched Two Shots one being a three did not score four minutes no points for him Naji Marshall your guy seven points including a three Pelicans as matter of fact just three threes the entire game out of 19 attempts do the math carry to one uh that is a 15% shooting percentage from distance pic is shooting 34% overall OKC’s been held to 40% they’re only four of 19 from distance so as bad as you think the pals are shooting from Beyond The Arc OKC’s only made one more of three that’s the point this is not one of their hot shooting nights that they’ve had this game is there to be won gotta gotta score 4443 OKC leads at the half and NBA Scoreboard we come back on the Pelicans radio network here we go Tyler from Dude Perfect here big news we just dropped our very own dude perfect smoothie with Smoothie King we is strong it’s my recipe technically we all came up with it Kobe I mean you put a potato in yours I was experimenting we picked up on that guys this is fruit smoothie Perfection I even heard it recently quoted that it was food perfect yeah I was on to said that oh it was was funny funny thank 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that’s another steal for the Pelicans that’s our six of the night three ball Trey oh nothing but net deep left wing Trey the in thank you yeah he needed that his first made three and four attempts and we’re tied at 40 well he missed one more after that one of five for him CJ one of four bio of two the team three of 19 from distance good thing is they’re only four of 19 you only Trail by one and you’re not shooting the ball well they can get it going the series can get extended we’ll be with you after tonight’s game Pelicans OT you’ll hear from Willie Green Plus of course from John the Shazer here as well second half action with Aaron John and Todd next on the Pelicans radio network an American tradition for 150 years they’re up in the Kentucky der and you can hear the Run for the roses live on Sirius XM and it is going to be M to win the Kentucky Derby join us Saturday May 4th at 10: a.m. eastern for down the stretch with Dave Johnson then at 2 Steve pick is live at Churchill Downs for 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let’s go down Courtside Aaron Summers was just outside the Pelicans locker room thanks assistant coach jiren Collins said defensively has been really pleased with the way the Pelicans are playing they’re forcing a lot of one possessions for OPC limiting those Second Chance opportunities and really capitalizing on some of the turnovers they’ve been able to force as well he said continuing to run their sets offensively and shoot the ball with confidence is going to be big in the second half all right Pelicans with the ball moving right to left City Edition uniforms PS were 4 and 24 when trailing at halftime this year as that’s a good start to the third quarter ched hren just filed youis Valen Tunis put him on the free throw line hren is reaching and valent chunis draws right into the foul this is the way you draw foul you force the issue that’s a shooting foul it is that’s a shooting foul now don’t talk yeah there’s no doubt that’s a shooting foul okay I thought Bill Kenny was gonna talk Josh K out of it all right that’s a quick foul there on hren and that’s three yeah hren is reaching and valent Tunis simply Wheels around and jumps into his arms and draws the pass you know we were talking during the last break before we came back who the Pelicans best players have been in this series and the answer was pretty quick it’s been yonas valent chunis and Naji Marshall yeah the two guys who are the most physical on this team have had the most success against a really physical defensive team and so everybody else probably can take a lesson from him and be a little bit more physical yis 9.7 rebounds make it 10.7 rebounds and the Pelicans with the first two points out of the halftime break have a 4544 lead Jaylen Williams Shay GIS Alexander Lou Dort H for three absolutely that lead lasted literally 10 seconds it’s 4745 it’s like when we take a lead they flip a switch and say no we we’re not going to give you the lead well it’s amazing they feel like whatever position the pills have them in they can overcome it now her with a tough Drive what was that he Waid it in with a right hand with wonderful English off the box and good literally almost fallen down tied at 47 picking pop hogen straightway three brick rebound Jonas that’s his eighth two rebounds away from a double double now Ingram who has just struggled mightily as especially in first halfes of this series herbs wide open oh get it down Lo yonas great entry pass and a laying off the Box T hen is 7 foot one in and Yas Sal Tunas pinned him under the rim so he couldn’t block the shot herb with his fourth assist herb with a pickpocket of SGA not on herb Euros in hangs missed it and a foul on valentinis that is an absolute killer discre that is a killer cuz he doesn’t have the clean look he’s trying to Euro he’s trying to get a shot up and I understand it the adrenaline flowing oh my goodness but wait till you have an advantage and not only do you miss the shot your big man who you can’t afford to get into foul trouble just got his third foul 4947 New Orleans and we exacerbate the problem by leaving Jaylen Williams open up top and then Lou Dort nobody near him on the Baseline and a don’t now valentina’s Baseline jumper good give it to the big man he’s got 14 and you’re up 5149 there’s no reason to not feed it oh gety walk they didn’t call it and then an attempted dunk by hren blocked by B by excuse me McCullum and ched hren might have jammed his right wrist getting walked and was I hallucinating I don’t think you were that’s three on CJ unfortunately oh he came in hard so hren who’s got nine points three rebounds three assists he doesn’t have any block shots but he’s affected at least five rebound or free throw no good they’re now six of nine from the free throw line the Bel have done a good job of keep shutter keeping him off the line oh boy oh boy I didn’t say it I’ve already messed up once tonight yeah me too second free throw for The Talented rookie is good technically again it’s his second year in the NBA but he is a rookie he did not play his rookie season he had a lose Frank injury on that right foot 5150 New Orleans 945 to go third quarter here game four mullum left corner herb herb driv City PT bumped off the spot by well he got bumped that’s why but we throw it away anyway and I guess it’s Poetic Justice the Oklahoma City Thunder have literally turned the Pelicans into a team where you wonder how in the world this is the same team that won 49 games theic look indecisive sta hard to the dotted line left corner giddy for three no coming in strong is home file and it is and that’s his fourth good position there on the rebound attempt by Trey Murphy and now we’ll see what Mark dagnal does with Chad hren who just picked up his fourth foul oh wow they called Dort well again the officiating crew just made that up hren walked off knowing he had a committed def foul exactly he was coming off the floor 5150 Hells up one don’t get stagnant here that’s four on yonas L Dort trying to fight through a screen shocking development Allen chunis with a hip check Dort can flop with the best of them and he got another benefit of the doubt and now yonas who again unfortunately has been your best option now has to sit for the final I don’t know 6 seven minutes of the third quarter that’s that’s just another killer that’s a killer ched hren commits the foul on one end doesn’t get the call and now McCullum with a foul let’s just make him up Bill Kennedy Dort on the deck again well L dble it’s wow my her Randon oh come on man her random he’s a Flopper oh he can flop but her Randon call it both ways now you can say that that would be the issue because he’s in he’s he squared up and he’s setting the screen and Herb ran him now the issue would be calling it both ways now Dort get it to SGA Dort set the screen SGA had a pass deflected taken by Ingram up the floor herb can you finish yes he can and Dort bumped him by the way on the way up well Dort do commit that no of course not and he can draw them L Dort is an endangered species wow that’s a follow giddy yeah that’s giddy thank you herb Jones on the deck yeah you got I I hate to say this if you’re the Pelicans you got to learn how to fall you got to learn how to flop you got to learn how to fall you’ve got to learn how to flop how about herb Jones and and Antonio Daniels Down Below high five yeah you got to draw atten you got to learn how to fall all right Trey up top this is your largest lead of the night 53 to 50 yeah trying to get a screen Trey deep right wing three high in front IR nope nope Noe that’s another plny look tells are three of 20 from distance it’s it’s mindboggling SGA hounded by n but he got out of trouble gets in and lays it in well once he got by n n is screaming at his teammates cuz he’s like where’s the help pushing it to you he’s yelling at CJ McCullum and he should he turns him his Defenders his hope and nobody helps Trey shuffles his feet carried it nail jump or missed it anyway don’t start falling apart 5352 SGA right Baseline hook it to Dort takes the three drives to the Elbow gets it to the streaking giddy floats it in from the Baseline and will we take a time out we will Larry Nance is absolutely frustrated and I don’t blame him one bit so your three-point lead which again was your largest last did oh I don’t know about 45 seconds and now Oklahoma City’s got the lead again 5453 744 left third quarter in the Pelicans radio network here we go Tyler from Dude Perfect here big news we just dropped our very own dude perfect smoothie with Smoothie King uh we is strong it’s my recipe technically we all came up with it Kobe I mean you put a potato in yours I was experimenting yeah we picked up on that guys this is fruit smoothie Perfection I even heard it recently quoted that it was food perfect yeah I was going to say that oh it was was funny honey thank you anyways give the dude perfect smoothie only a Smoothie King my smoothie hey basketball fans 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CCI official partner of the New Orleans Saints [Music] look there’s no everybody listening in driving in the rain in New Orleans we got to pack out these home games a week from now we got to pack it out guys no more excuses it’s not a football City anymore it’s a basketball city period the Pelicans started the third quarter well actually grabbed a 5350 lead but johnes of that fourth foul on Jonas valent Tunis is taking the steam out of the team G yonas has been our best player I don’t think it’s debatable at this point tonight and now he’s on the bench with four fouls and since he’s been back on the bench OKC has four quick points and they got a one-point lead again okay so I’m gonna throw a bouquet of sunshine into this the bells at this point in the second and third games is pretty much done so the down one and yeah yonas Valen tuna in in which is crucial for this team because he is the one decisive Miss match that this team has had offensively he’s been able to score or he’s been able to hopefully set somebody else up so where you going to get that production from is you’re GNA have to really get into the team ball movement and the screening this this team’s got to screen better or when you’re screening at least learn how to flop a little bit hell’s ball out of the break McCullum Jones Ingram Nance and Murphy on the floor pels are three for 20 from Beyond The Arc Ingram double pump nail jumper no tipped up and taken by S if Ingram can’t make that shot he might as well go on the bench SGA in and that is denied by Trey Murphy that’s beautiful because SGA got into him got the shove and Tre still block McCullen straightway three yes surrounding down that next tail would be me because CJ McCollum got to a good spot and raised up 10 points from McCollum PS are now four of 21 from distance Jay Dove lob it down low to hren there ain’t nobody near him and he lays it in he’s only the tallest guy on the court right now so you got to watch him at The Rim he’s got 12 now herb slip H pass out to McCullum shot bait drives right Baseline went up and down didn’t call it now n right to the top three high off the heel fight for the rebound and Jaylen Williams will go coose to coach but missed the shot Nate got the rebound and H’s on his back of course now McCullum goes by SDA off the glass and in despite more contact by ludor 5856 heated it up CJ we need you yeah you got to fall down man you got to just fall yes you got to fall we’re calling for flops Williams leftand dribble Drive picked up his dribble up top door wide open straight away three front iron back iron and a friendly roll and down on the road to lugan D back the other way ingrams block from behind by Dale Williams Brandon Ingram is now one for nine from the floor and that was about as good a look as he’s going to get and help defense get there in transition he tried that shot he tried a finger roll and Jaylen Williams just laughed at him I mean he blocked that thing into his bench you can hear Jaylen William well I can’t say what he said but can hear him from up here what he says Ingram around a screen from Nance kick it left corner her for three yes K Jones that’s his shot that is his the corner three is his shot like I said he’s been making it all year long 6159 pels up by two 530 to go in third SDA down in the lane dor touch foul why not bail him out dork still on the ground he’s all right of course he is and the fouls on herb Jones it wasn’t a whole lot there either that’s all ball by herd Dort well his defense has been brilliant ball on Li baby miss another one but dork tonight has 10 points five rebounds two assists and two steals in addition to just locking up and down Brandon Ingram who just went to the bench look he has Ingram’s got four points he’s got Brandon Ingram’s lunch money and he’s got his lunchable and he’s got his juice block and he’s got everything there is to have a Brandon England 6160 and even when bi gets the clean look he had been able to make it and I think a lot of that is the physicality and throwing him off his rhythm so much all right Nai Marshall into the game for Ingram is on the bench now Naji hard drive to the Lane cut off though back out to McCullum and he nearly had it poked away get it up top Marshall back to McCullum physical up by giddy crosses over through the legs shot clock at one put it up off the glass and he got the roll with a running rander off the window dance Christian James hey he’s the hot man free ball SGA bked it in he banked it in I give up if there any fou he didn’t call B I give up 6363 they’re getting these another offensive follow going to be onard they’re this team is getting Shooters rolls on the road that’s on her to put a hip check remember we had eight offensive fouls in game number two how many is that tonight is that four five the thing is your teammate has to war the defender cleaner closer to the screen SGA hey bail him out why not thought you added def flection but no that’s on herb well they got to say herb grabb the left arm I think herb is now in deep trouble with four fouls yeah her grab he grabb he swiped down and got the left [Music] arm and if you’ve got Shay gild alexer with the first free throw your best defender with four fouls and your top scorer with four fouls now you got to manufacture some stuff well Ingram comes back on the floor as because he has to and again dor was on the bench now dor will go back to the defensive assignment they’re helping us out with Miss free throws they are helping us out SGA missed another one now McCullum HS down one now and you get a lead and it last minimal amount of time Murphy doubled hook pass to Ingram extra pass Naji Corner three yes eight you be great be great eight NJ with another jumper 10 points for Marshall [Music] 6664 SGA over to Isaiah Joe wanted to shoot lost it back to S on the skeleton Wing now bumped by Naji you bail him out Bill Kennedy you bail him out free throws coming up cuz we are way over the limit if you think the Pelicans are frustrated down below you’re not wrong just blow on them they’ll go to the free throw line it’s the in the inconsistency that’s what concerns you well the problem is is we don’t get the other side of the inconsistency it’s all on the other team that’s the incist consistency that’s what concerns [Applause] you all right s makes him both he now has 17 he’s six of nine at the line you knew at some point they were just going to go to him and let him start working it’s 6666 Naji left side underneath tiptoe in the base onine and he throws it right to Jaylen Williams and they’ll get a three ball attempt by Wiggins left corner clang weak side rebound we can’t get it oh we got a break that is off of case Wallace Ingram I thought had a fingertip on it 6666 we’ve got 320 left in the third quarter Brandon inam on the perimeter has kind of given OKC the advantage Ingram just lost it Joe gonna go coast to coast and D it you got RI Brandon Ingram [Music] and I wonder if if just simply posting him up might work a little bit better Ingram drives in lost it out of bounds that’s got to be an offensive foul or a defensive foul it’s got to be it can’t be nothing it it can’t be it it that just can’t be all that contact there’s no way that’s nothing I’ve got to ask you a question how does jayen Williams out of Arkansas in his second year get the benefit of the doubt on a call against Brandon Ingram who’s been in the league eight years jayen will not Jay dub Jay will they’re giving these guys the benefit of the doubt you’re giving me riddles I can’t answer Timeout on the floor 259 left third quarter OKC 68 New Orleans 66 on the Pelicans Radio Network move to three decades of undeniable Rhythm from a SAA icon Mark Anthony’s wom radio essential hits Timeless influences and personal stories from a star known for Conquering the big stage and the big screen maron’s radio a limited run Channel starting Wednesday on channel 107 and on the allnew Serius XMS 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fouls at halftime and has four in the third quarter Jonas valent chunis had two fouls at half time he now has four he’s been on the bench the majority of the third and guys that you need on the defensive end aren’t in there because of foul TR I can’t roll my eyes any further because I don’t want them I want them to be able to come back in in place but I mean it it’s it’s something that the Pelicans are goingon to have to just deal with I’m I’m sorry they just going have to deal with it all right KAS Wallace steep back straightway three Brick City that spidered the glass rebound Trey Murphy no that’s CJ MC got to come out got to call the time out Tre how did he got fou and then he throws it away back the other way SGA lays it in what in the world just happened he got P but CJ mccollum’s going immediately going to the locker room down to Aaron yeah to JD’s Point CJ got hit really hard in the ribs the middle of his chest and was holding that area Keeling over could not stand up straight and as soon as the whistle blue he ran down the tunnel again so you’re trying to get a timeout called Trey Murphy is pushed basically right on the timeline is pushed nothing then he threw it away because he was pushed I I I mean I mean a big concern for CJ CJ was coming off the court he came off the court while play was still I I wonder I wonder again if he got hit in the ribs if something happened to the ribs I don’t know I did not see it yeah I just saw him because that was away from the ball yeah I just saw him holding his chest walking to the side line and I mean he didn’t attempt to get back on defense he immediately starts coming to the sideline telling the coaching staff I got to come out and the players unfortunately didn’t recognize it on the court quickly enough to call the timeout Trey call Trey crosses half court Oklahoma City blitzes him because they know what’s going on they’re five on four on defense and they get a nice little shove in and Trey turns it over I don’t think I’ve ever been more frustrated calling basketball games than in this series because of what Oklahoma City’s been able to get away with I I just it’s unbelievably frustrating now you’re down four and that’s like a 100 yeah and now you got to do it without the guy who had come alive for you offensively in the quarter well Josh t with a makeup but uh that’s just their third team foul so that one on SGA uh his second the makeup does no it does replace it m chest now anger he’s wide open he missed him Naji thr right corner Naji three yes well you know what I’ll take that too Naji was open for a layup he couldn’t get it he bounces back out to the right corner and Brandon Ingram finds them over there for the swis Ingram now does have six assists 7069 nagi’s got 13 three of four from distance SGA don’t touch him don’t breathe on him crosses over pops one up no rebound Ingram Hells down one 195 seconds left in third Jose left corner Nai for the heat check and it hit the top of the backboard the dling shot all hurtful little pick and pop Jaylen Williams drives in kick it out to Joe wide open three uhoh oh front IR tipped off the glassw somebody get it Nance has it 110 left in the third we’re down one settle down and run your offense this has been this is a difficult group to score so you got to generate it off ball and the pels are 0 and 25 trailing after three quarters this year Nance is open kick it to Naji Naji left hand dribble Drive center of the lane he got ripped thre it back to Nan shot clock and one got to put it up he didn’t get it off well Jose threw it up it went in but it was too late no recognition oh no recognition nothing CJ McCollum out of the tunnel back near the bench and heading to the bench 16 turnovers for the Pelicans that has been a theme y that has not stopped at all and again you have not won a game all year long when you’re trailing after three it’s it’s mindboggling to think about but that’s reality you’ve got 40 seconds to rectify that here you’re down one Jaylen Williams top of the key to SGA sizing up Murphy stay down pop the 15f footer short back tap by hogen taken by Trey nice Trey stay down defensively and force the jumper that’s Trey’s ninth rebound 20 seconds left in the corner shot clock game clock 4 Seconds Apart Jose in the skeleton Center Circle sideline right to Naji and a hand checked by SDA they had one to give look here they got 18 to give but if you’re the Pelicans you get the last shot of the quarter and you don’t want to rush in theory yeah you don’t want to well yeah you don’t want to don’t want to turn it over and you don’t want to rush all right Aaron Wiggins in for Isaiah Joe Naj get to inbound on a hash mark Far Side sideline right CJ’s checking back in well it’s too late inbound Alvarado Jose now with seven leftand dribble stops on the wing bounce feed to engam he’s pushed from behind so that’ll put Brandon Ingram at the free throw line as Aaron Wiggins that was a silly foul yeah we’ll take it though so there’s 3.1 seconds left again this is the difference between going to the fourth with a lead or being tied here and Brandon has never struggled like this in his n career well you got to get both free throws hopefully yep first one good we’re tied and you got three seconds you got to get a stop right well Dyson Daniels was at the scores table then they called him back find Shay gilis Alexander find Jay dub those are the two guys they can go Coast to Coast easily in three seconds yeah who are going to generate the offense Ingram has five points in this game and three of those at the free fre throw on it’s hard to imagine second one lead for the New Orleans Pelicans at 7170 now D up here 3.1 seconds left Jaylen Williams baseball pass front Court deflected taken by Nance three4 court shot off the top of the backboard that was actually online yes it was lead though bills lead you got a lead after three everybody up in the Smoothie King Center the season is down to a 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to the fourth quarter here in New Orleans again the blender has been awesome all year long you’re trying to reward this fan base with a game four win send this back to Oklahoma City the game five would be Wednesday at 7:30 but you got one quarter to negotiate pel 71 OKC 70 we had to the fourth and this really I think my partner described that as a rock fight that’s what this game has been a one-point game through three quarters neither team shooting it what both teams seven for 27 from three that tells you the kind of game it’s been now the Pelicans misses have been wide open looks and I know a lot of Oklahoma cities have been too so one of these teams is going to finish going to inch across the Finish Line before the other one can the pels break out of their offensive slump by the way the pels won the third quarter 826 that’s just the fourth quarter that the Pelicans have won since the first Laker playin game here we go OKC ball to start the fourth moving left to right Cas Wallace up Top Shot fake on McCullum get it to hog shuffles his feet back to Wallace right corner three short rebound Jonas valunas who’s back in there with four fouls that is nine rebounds for valent Tunis Alvarado Jones Marshall JV McCullum on the floor now jonis going back to work left block spins left underneath the restricted AR that’s a foul on you Chad hry can’t guard him cannot guard him I think that’s giddy giddy comes from the Baseline for the help because they can’t guard him they have to double team it is on gidy yeah he he rotates from the Baseline and that’s where Valenta did his spin move and he forces the foul so that’s three on giddy actually that’s just too Iddy wow janis’s free throw is good 15 and nine for valent chunis so giddy’s got two holen hen’s gotten away with two non calls should have five fouls right now and Valenta has only played 16 minutes in this game got them both again this is your largest lead 7370 40 seconds gone in the fourth quarter giddy left hand dribble hook it up top H wide open through brick somebody yeah he did he ran right after it rebound Nai get a bucket McCullum crosses over Wiggins drives to the right block get it to Jonas fake the jumper now hand it oh no he’s going to take it right at hry go get it to a streak nice down the lane alvorado for the laye over the front iron what a pass JV the last guy you expect to make that back cut and JV found him right down the middle now hry doubled throws it out crosscourt gy left corner three that’s a spot you knew he was going to knock it down before he even shot it 7573 the man can’t shoot anywhere in America but the Smoothie King Center it’s incredible now McCulla up top herb repost download jump Jonas kick it to Naji extra pass Jose fake a three Drive in back to Naji right corner three yes Naji cat shoot great eight that is four made threes for Nai Marshall tonight back down na na just strip Jaylen Williams back the other way Nai lost it regained the dribble chess it in the lane Jonas and now we’ll settle down here out long with McCullen reset Hells up 7873 everybody up in the Smoothie King Center McCullum with the shot clock at seven crosses over Wiggins pushes off that’s offensive and Ed Malloy will make the call that’s offensive that’s CJ McCollum that is not Shay gild Alexander and he’s going to get that offensive foul I’m in not a whole lot and can I can I ask we’ve seen that exact move and we have seen it made by Shay gild Alexander I’m going to ask you another question how does Aaron Wiggins get the benefit of the doubt on CJ McCullen JD dub to the rim on Q Las it in I ain’t got to have any eyes left the roll 7875 again you’ve had a couple opportunities to really get this billing going now Jose trying to post up yonis I mean hen is mugging I mean mugging Valen chunis mugging him there’s a lot of physicality there that’s being allowed and it this is not legal physicality shot clock in nine ball is deflected out of bounds C Jones Baseline left he walked got nowhere to give it inbound a Jonas shovels it to McCullum CJ drives hard to The Nail kick it to Jose right wing three another brick for Alvarado back Tapped Out by Naji Center Circle McCullum now left Reco line extended Jonas 101 with Holden backing him down to the block spins Fall Away Baseline JV in your faith 18 for the lithuanians the fallway jumper SGA spin right Bump by Alvarado sh by McCullum two on one CJ blows the layup can’t make this stuff up you cannot make this stuff up SGA to Wiggins for three you missed it but followed up and in no he missed it with and then Hogan followed that up and in we can’t finish on a fast break yeah you got a two onone 80-77 a two onone fast break you have to convert that Jose lost it lost it two on one giddy left wing three for the lead actually they tied it up 80 to 80 only place he can shoot tied up and a timeout Willie Green yeah that Miss layup comes back to bite you have to be able to convert in those two-on-one situations because you don’t 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valent Tunis Callum and Ingram on the floor for the PS You’ve Got 7 minutes and 50 seconds left in the season JV fighting with hen McCullum goes left Baseline going to back it out now with seven repost JV spins Fall Away Baseline rebound St that’s that’s the bre bread and butter Play Because hren can’t stop JV from getting a quality shot you are just up five with the ball and you’re about to give up the lead here if they score sta left elbow kick it to hren extra pass giddy that three is going to go down and it’s 8380 giddy’s got four made threes the season is on the break that’s eight straight points for the Thunder giddy can’t shoot Anywhere But Here nowhere including his home JY angram C and ghost miss another wide openen look and I’m getting real nauseous right now they score here watch out ingrams W for 11 yeah a couple of these have been vintage Ingram look and he had been able to make it Jay Dum for three no rebound valentus that’s his 10th forward he’s doing it all he just brought it into the front Court down three 630 to go Naji he’s got a career high time four made threes tonight nothing doing offensively JB to the rescue blows another layup rebound on the deck naji’s got it on the Baseline out long McCullum drives into the lane running right hand floater nothing but net from the dotted line Naji didn’t get the assist on that but he’s the guy who kept it alive just scrapping underneath the rim 16 from a colum HS down one we’re halfway through the fourth getting towards clutch time sta to the rim plays it in that’s too easy and here we go when you’re talking about one of the best clutch players in the league Shay gilis Alexander you have to score every time McCullum left corner Ingram bi trying to back down D bump bump leans in kick it to Nai right corner three nope that was deflected by Giddy and again this is what you’re afraid of the offensive just drought when it can’t happen that guy right there with the ball holding for a dagger brick rebound Trey 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NBA Radio on Serius accent okay the Pelicans New Orleans to send it to a game five in Oklahoma City right now Oklahoma city has the Pelicans exactly where they want them in a clutch situation the Thunder this season 25 and 14 in clutch games in including game one John the Pelicans are 14 and 17 in clutch games if you’re the Pelicans who has a tap that they can slip on right now for you because you’re gonna have to have somebody put on a little bit more of a performance down the stretch Y valenton is out of the game he’s been your most effective offensive player CJ McCollum on the bench right now he’s been probably your second best well I take that back naaru has been your second best offensive player but he also on the bench so CJ mccollum’s on the floor and out of this unit he’s probably the guy who’s gonna have to score shot clock at 16 giddy inbounds the ball to Jaylen Williams five minutes left in New Orleans Jay duub chess it to SGA drives hard to the rim got that blocked blocked by Murphy taken by Nance HS down three with the ball Ingram drives kick it out long Trey that is a deep three around and out again in our own building they been about five of those you can’t get a roll in your own building SGA lost it got it back shot fake we don’t bite back out long Jaylen Williams with four deep straightway three dagger dagger 8882 they’re up six with four 10 to go when all else fails they have two guys back and bail them out you got Jay du you got G Alexander season down to four minutes Lance hand it off to McCullum CJ bump from behind leans in kick it to Ingram close out Dort stri by Jaylen Williams it is going to be tied up by Murphy but again Brandon Ingram has just been betwix bedeviled it is unfort Ely coming at the worst time for Ingram and it has been a frustrating series and it is about to end it appears free throws coming up for Lou dor you know however this one goes tonight whether the pills are able to climb back J Williams whether the PS are able to climb back and win it or whether it’s the series Ends Tonight Brandon Ingram a on asleep tonight this is a bothersome performance I’m sure for him remember the the good old days when you had a lead couple of minutes ago well it is now seven points it’s the largest lead for Oklahoma City I’d be lying if I say we hadn’t been here before but we have well unfortunately been here against this team on this court during the regular season this is going to be the third time if Oklahoma city holds us off 125 run in the clutch it’s going to be the third clutch loss this year against the Thunder you’re down eight FB Jones lost it we are completely collapsing well they’re smothering at the three-point line so they’re won’t allow that and and then when you drive they’re scpp they’re laughing at us on their bench They’re laughing I’m not exaggerating They’re laughing at [Applause] us so Mar dagal calls a timeout and this is all but over I mean the pel’s unable to get off a clean look because Oklahoma City has extended their defense and they will not allow that three-point attempt from CJ McCollum from Trey Murphy from herb Jones from Brandon Ingram they will not allow that shot and when you do get one off it goes halfway down and out yeah I mean they have extended their defense because they don’t have a lot of fear that the Pelicans can beat them off the dribble and get a clean look at The Rim so they’re extending their defense they’re playing oneon-one they rotate when they need to they’re creating Steals and turnovers and the BS hadn’t been able to really handle it bu up to 20 turnovers now he had an 80 to 75 lead John and you had the building going and I’m telling you that steel and the break and the Miss layup by McCullum that was it you had a real chance to pull away and instead you are literally staring a sweep in the face look think it two points in the last five minutes but again we’ve seen this before yeah the points off turnovers you’re minus 12 the P A minus 12 in that and you’re down eight in the game that’s essentially where the game is because neither team has shot it well enough from three to separate that much and neither has really shot it well enough from two to separate that much you’re out of rope if they score again it’s lights out Jaylen Williams gets the inbounds they can run a little clock here shot clock at eight Jay dub stops top of the KY get it down low Dort no look past the hren we block it they get it back shot clock at one Williams for three up top and that will be the cherry on top for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they will advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs just a chicken salad basket I mean you play good defense you block the shot they scramble get it back and pass it out 43 angram will knock out a mid-range left Baseline too late 9384 245 to go the Thunder has turned it over really to Jay du he’s made a couple of Threes here late Williams crosses over McCullum step back right wing three hit the glass rebound valent chunis is 12 JV into the front Court get it to McCullum CJ weaves through to the dotted line he will still be dribbling we don’t have enough time for this valent chunis pounded he they got six fouls to give sta holds his left index finger up he’ll gladly take that one it’s only his third and free throw’s coming up for valentinis it’s just hard for the P to get a clean look against any body anybody that time that’s hen who flares out to guard CJ McCullum and not allow a shot and then by the time valent Tunis gets it in front of the rim they form him in fouling and say okay make a couple of free throws so Jonas who has just been unbelievable tonight as he was in game one and it’s going to go for not as he misses the free throw and now you start to wonder about the future John and a we see and yonas in a uniform for the Pelicans for the final time well I’ll tell you what he’s been everything that you could possibly want no doubt in terms of availability and professionalism and Effectiveness down eight 210 to go they’re in no hurry Jaylen Williams kick from holen swing it around SDA left Baseline double pump kick it out to Hogan Hogan goes behind the backat throw it out right corner giddy for the three at the buzzer no rebound her Jones down eight 145 to go got to get something up quick front Court Ingram bumped by D no blood no foul bumped again Ingram hangs in the air misses another short one tipped up Valentina snow taking off the R by dor that’ll sum it up 90 seconds [Music] left SGA pick from Williams sizing up Murphy looks at the shot clock it says five take a three too strong right to Holden back at long to Williams they’ll set it up again they know it’s over on the OKC bench SGA hard of the rim cut off fallway dotted line floater and it’s 9585 with one minute to go four game series and it’s going to be tough for the Bel to crack 90 again in this game McCullum throws it up and in 3587 well congrats to the Thunder they’re going to play either Dallas or the Clippers in the next round but this is a bitter pill to swallow after what was such a fun fun year of course losing your best player right before the playoffs did not help yeah yeah and I mean and I understand folks the pill on the verge of being swept here 4 nothing in Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs but there are a lot of good parts to this season and there are a lot of things being fused about especially I think we’ve seen the what what the best of Zion Williamson will look like when he’s completely healthy I think we’ seen the best of what he’ll look like and we saw some great things especially when he’s available and on the court in terms of being able to create for himself and his teammates and so there there’s that foundational piece and I think he got another couple of worthable pieces well you’ve got a lot of questions that are coming up in the off season who’s going to come back who won’t be back what the foundation is and all of that is way above our pay grade but and again I it’s been so fun watching this team all year long and that’s why this Playoff Series has been so frustrating to watch yeah because this is not the team that we watched all these games when 49 all those Road Vickers those series or these road trip sweeps and it’s just a very abrupt ending to what has been a fantastic season well I mean they’ve met essentially the perfect playoff match for them and I mean I don’t know if I don’t know if Denver could have played the Pelicans better than this I mean they were extremely physical from the jump and that has thrown the Pelicans out of sink this entire series at no point have you gotten the feeling that the Pelicans have been in sync offensively in this series all right so McCullum got a dunk on the other end they inbound it to SDA he’s fouled he’ll go to the line just the free thr though he’s 7 of 12 from the free throw line bells are down 9689 with 35 seconds left the bells had two games where if you’re going to get them you’re going to get them game one and game four that two of them where if you were going to get them that those were the games to get him yes them bir taken by McCullum throw it out left corner in for three no and a weak side rebound Jaylen Williams Ingram will end this game two of 14 from the floor and eight points look it there is there’s no sugar coating that it’s just been an abysmal series for Brandon Engles and the Pelicans if you don’t have your best player which is Williamson you got to pick up the slack in other ways and you can’t have your second best score be non-existent for an entire playoff series and expect to win it’s just not it’s not realistic and that’s essentially what has happened he is he has not been a factor whatsoever in this series 9789 shot clock game clock two seconds apart second year in a row as McCullum misses a left corner three and it’s taken by SGA he can drive it in yeah he’ll just dribble it out second year in a row the Thunder are going to end the Pelican season it happened in the playin last year it happens in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs this season there’s the final horn and New Orleans season has come to an end final score Oklahoma City 97 New Orleans 89 and the Thunder have swept the pelic out of the playoffs yeah and I mean it this is a bitter pill to swallow if you’re a Pelicans fan the pelic player it’s a it’s a bitter pill to swallow to to basically be out scor 22 to9 down the stretch was again we were up 80 to 75 yeah up and we’ve seen this team which is one of the things that has to be rectified has to be rectified you’ve got to have a closer all these stinging defe throughout the course of the Season you have to be a closer you got to find one if you don’t have one on the roster is z Williams and that guy we don’t know because we haden’t been successful in those situations and maybe it takes a little bit of seasoning maybe this is the season where you’re below 500 in clutch games and next season you’re the team that’s 25 and 12 in clutch games hopefully the experience of it all will will pay off for you but that is a major issue for this team because it hadn’t been able to close games been in a lot of them and if but for the fact look if you flip six of those games where would you be in the seaing you know where would you be confidence-wise when you get to those games well you wouldn’t have been in the play in John I mean you you’d have been the six seed more than likely and you would not have had I mean there’s so many wh ifs because you wouldn’t have played the Lakers and you wouldn’t have played the Kings and Des Zion get Des Zion Williamson get hurt in a game that never would have existed I mean there’s just a whole lot of things but look it all worked out the way it did and the way it did was the Pelicans were the eight seed and they wound up getting bounced by the Oklahoma City Thunder who are barking in our building and I’m I’m starting to become nauseous I’m I’m not going to even pay attention to that but John look and here’s the rough part when you’re with a team all year long and you know these guys and you travel with these guys and you think about it too and it’s very rare in the NBA but we pretty much ran it back from a year ago there was no turnover at all I mean you did add Jordan Hawkins and Matt Ryan but for the most part it was the same team yeah the core you had the core you ran it back with and and you got you got regular season Improvement you went from 42 wins to 49 wins you got out of the playin and got into the first round but that’s not what this team was looking for and that’s not what we were looking for from this team because again we’ve seen the improvement with this team and Zion Williamson or no Zion Williamson wasn’t expecting a sweep in the first round you expected a bit more competitiveness you expected some wins in the series and it just didn’t manifest that look that that’s the number one seed in the West for a reason that’s a really good team they’re young but that’s a good team the point I was going to make was the roster we just saw it is not going to be the same going to next year there’s going to be turnarounds yeah it well you got to you have to because you didn’t get where you want to so now you got to look and be hard in your assessment and be realistic in your assessment what do we need what has to be added to this roster or subtracted from this roster to advance forward because the West ain’t coming back to you you’re going to have to go up and get it because it’s only going to get better better that team that just eliminated you that’s the youngest team in the league uh they will be back I I mean what they maybe have to add another big man maybe I I don’t I don’t know that team is gonna come back with the core intact and it’s they’re all young they’re the second youngest team in the league and it’s gonna be formidable again next year and the teams in front of you when is Denver gonna fall back it ain’t gonna be next year you know Dallas which looks really really good now when is Dallas going to climb back ain’t going to be next year probably so you’re going to have to make some changes and some tweaks to be able to go up a little bit higher if you’re the Pelicans and we don’t know what those changes and tweaks will be but obviously there has to be some because you’re not where you want to be and staying stagnant isn’t the answer well nine playoff appearances for the New Orleans Pelicans actually going back to when they came here from Charlotte as the Hornets and New Orleans has won two Series in ‘ 08 against the Dallas Mavericks and in 2018 against the Portland Trailblazers so the record has not been good when you’ve gotten to the postseason that being said you have been in the postseason now as far as the playoffs two of the last three years and that is good if you’re a Pelicans fan because playoff appearances and you can as in Jim ien Hoff about that you’ve been around too as well John they have been few and far between so at least now three years under Willie Green first round of the playoffs play in and then first round of the playoffs yet again look and that’s something to be proud of look you you can’t win it if you’re not in it and so I I’ll take being in the playoffs so every single year I’ll take that and maybe you don’t win it maybe you don’t advance but I’ll take my chances at least getting in to have an opportunity to be able to do something so hopefully the Pelicans are at least on that track now you got to figure out how you advance further how you how you how you create a little bit more hate well John this is the tough part again you go through all of the months in the game

Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (49-33, seventh in the Western Conference)

WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 3-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the series over the New Orleans Pelicans in game four of the Western Conference first round. The Thunder defeated the Pelicans 106-85 in the last matchup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 24 points, and Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 19 points.

The Pelicans are 30-22 in conference matchups. New Orleans ranks third in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing just 110.7 points while holding opponents to 46.4% shooting.

The Thunder are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks seventh in the NBA scoring 15.8 fast break points per game led by Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 3.5.

The Pelicans average 115.1 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 112.7 the Thunder give up. The Thunder average 9.4 more points per game (120.1) than the Pelicans give up to opponents (110.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Ingram is averaging 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum is averaging 26.2 points over the last 10 games.

Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and two steals for the Thunder. Chet Holmgren is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 106.6 points, 41.2 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Thunder: 8-2, averaging 115.6 points, 43.4 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 9.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.5 points.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring).

Thunder: None listed.