Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans
November 2, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Pelicans 137-106 on 2025-11-02 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Wiggins, Jaylin Williams, and Cason Wallace. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, and Jeremiah Fears. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 15 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Jaylin Williams as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Herbert Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
137
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
106
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace Starter 12.4 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 7.0 min
- Isaiah Joe · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson · Chris Youngblood · Brooks Barnhizer 6.9 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 5.2 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Aaron Wiggins · Ousmane Dieng · Ajay Mitchell 5.1 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Zion Williamson · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears Starter 14.0 min
- Kevon Looney · Zion Williamson · Jordan Poole · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado 6.5 min
- Kevon Looney · Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Jose Alvarado 5.4 min
- Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 3.8 min
- Kevon Looney · Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Zion Williamson 15 pts (5/8) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylin Williams (33 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Hartenstein (19 %, 1 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (14 %, 6 pts)
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Jeremiah Fears 17 pts (6/7) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (47 %, 6 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13 %, 4 pts) · Ajay Mitchell (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Herbert Jones: 26 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Trey Murphy III: 6 poss., 7 pts (1/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Jordan Poole: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jose Alvarado: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cason Wallace | Jeremiah Fears: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Trey Murphy III: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Joe | Jordan Poole: 14 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Trey Murphy III: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Yves Missi: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kevon Looney: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Trey Murphy III: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Zion Williamson: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jaylin Williams | Zion Williamson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Yves Missi: 10 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Branden Carlson | Kevon Looney: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Karlo Matković: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Saddiq Bey: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brooks Barnhizer | Derik Queen: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Micah Peavy: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Youngblood | Micah Peavy: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Hawkins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Zion Williamson: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Saddiq Bey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pelicans defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 12 pts (4/7) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Herbert Jones (42 %, 6 pts) · Trey Murphy III (18 %, 3 pts) · Saddiq Bey (15 %, 0 pts)
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Ajay Mitchell 6 pts (2/9) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Jordan Poole (33 %, 2 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (13 %, 0 pts) · Jose Alvarado (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Aaron Wiggins: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Zion Williamson | Isaiah Hartenstein: 27 poss., 11 pts (4/7) · Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Cason Wallace: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Herbert Jones | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Isaiah Joe: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Poole | Ajay Mitchell: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/4) · Alex Caruso: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Yves Missi | Jaylin Williams: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Saddiq Bey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevon Looney | Branden Carlson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Karlo Matković | Branden Carlson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Chris Youngblood: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Chris Youngblood: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derik Queen | Brooks Barnhizer: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Micah Peavy | Brooks Barnhizer: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bryce McGowens | Branden Carlson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |