Overview
- Oklahoma City won 126-109 in New Orleans after taking a wire-to-wire lead built on a franchise-record 49 points in the first quarter.
- Chet Holmgren led the Thunder with 26 points and nine rebounds, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 23 and extended his 20-point streak to 87 games.
- Six Thunder players scored in double figures, including Lu Dort with 17 and Isaiah Hartenstein with 16 in a balanced offensive showing.
- The Pelicans dropped their sixth straight game under interim coach James Borrego and played without Zion Williamson due to a hamstring injury.
- Alex Caruso was upgraded to available before tipoff after right-hand soreness, per team reporting, while Jalen Williams remained out and several role players were sidelined.