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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Recap - Thunder Win 94-92

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went off for 28 points and added 6 rebounds leading Oklahoma City over New Orleans, 94-92, on Sunday at Paycom Center.

Oklahoma City won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -9.0-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 216.5.

Jalen Williams had 19 points for Oklahoma City and Chet Holmgren chipped in with 15 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 4 assists for the Thunder, while Chet Holmgren was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

New Orleans got 21 points from Trey Murphy III in a losing cause and another 20 points from CJ McCollum. CJ McCollum contributed 6 assists for the Pelicans, while Jonas Valanciunas had 20 rebounds.

New Orleans had a 52-44 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.