Thunder remain perfect, Pelicans remain hood

The poster was unbalanced and Thunder he was in no mood for logic to be thwarted. Ololama City walked against Pelicansweek (137-106). The current champion remains on a perfect swing, with 100% success after seven matches. For New Orleansthe road promises to be long, with almost the exact opposite result (0 wins – 6 losses).

Thunder did not leave the slightest doubt about the scenario of this match. Oklahoma City quickly took control after the Pelicans’ good start behind the arc, with Jeremiah Fears etc Herb Jones. When this address dries up, the duel between the two defenses organized in the zone turns into a demonstration.

The reigning champions play their basketball with their usual aggressiveness on one side of the floor and simple yet effective circling of the ball to find the free shooter. Guests from all sides take water with 27 points conceded in just over seven minutes and that’s just the beginning. OKC ends the first act with a nice 7/13 on 3 points and already +17 (39-22).

One sided game

Even with many absent (Chet Holmgren, Lou Dort, Jalen Williams, Nikola Topic and Kenrich Williams), Mark Daigneault can afford to open his bench quickly. Ousmane Dieng benefits, not the Pelicans. Willie Green could harmonize his best elements, the experimental five Alec Caruso – Aaron Wiggins – Ajay Mitchell – Ousmane Dieng – Isaiah Hartenstein enough to withstand the shock. Hartenstein overcomes the internal struggle and Oklahoma City comes out irresistible (75-52).

In addition, New Orleans creates an illusion thanks to the quality of the recording Trey Murphy III (5/10 on 3 points). Enough to bring his team’s delay to 15 lengths… And wake up the Thunder. Then, when OKC needs to start a streak, who but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to respond to the present? MVP, until then almost discreet behind his team, takes matters into his own hands and signs a recital (15 points) to make life easier for his family.

The last quarter serves only the players at the end of the bench to stretch their legs, for a huge success of the Thunder with eight players above 10 points.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– The Thunder’s first perfect period. Oklahoma City wasn’t about to take this matchup against the bottom team in the league lightly. Everything was there, on both sides of the court, for undisputed dominance: 13/24 from 3-pointers, 21 assists on 26 shots and 75 points, the highest total for OKC this season. The defending champion didn’t give the Pelicans a single chance.

– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the historic podium. With an outstanding third quarter, “SGA” crossed the 20-point mark once again. The leading scorer of the 2024/25 season now has 79 consecutive games with at least 20 units and climbs to third place for the longest streak in the NBA, tied with Oscar Robertson, but behind the inevitable Wilt Chamberlain, author of the two best streaks in history.

Only Wilt Chamberlain is now ahead of Shai with a 126-game hitting streak and a 92-game hitting streak. https://t.co/ZIJSUoJEnk

— Nick Gallo (@NickAGallo) November 2, 2025

– New Orleans in a total free kick. We thought the Pelicans got things back on track, if only a little, by only losing to the Clippers on Friday. But the Louisiana team plunged headlong back into its mistakes, between defensive generosity and excessive offensive individualism. “NOLA” suffered its third loss of more than 30 points this week, after -32 against the Celtics and -34 against the Nuggets. In history, no team that started the season 0-6 has managed to qualify for the playoffs…

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