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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel
3rd Quarter Report
The Thunder are on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Pelicans 85-69.
The Thunder entered the match having won seven straight and they’re just one quarter away from another. Will they make it eight, or will the Pelicans step up and spoil it? We’ll know soon.
Who’s Playing
Oklahoma City Thunder @ New Orleans Pelicans
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 57-25, New Orleans 49-33
Current Series Standings: Oklahoma City 2, New Orleans 0
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: TNT
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $21.84
What to Know
The Thunder have enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. On Saturday, they will fight it out against the New Orleans Pelicans in a Western Conference playoff matchup at 3:30 p.m. ET at Smoothie King Center. The Thunder are the slight favorite, but fans should be in for an exciting match likely to go down to the wire.
The Thunder will head into Wednesday’s game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt the Pelicans on Wednesday. Everything went the Thunder’s way against the Pelicans as the Thunder made off with a 124-92 win.
The Thunder’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 33 points along with five assists and two steals. Gilgeous-Alexander had some trouble finding his footing against the Pelicans on Sunday, so this was a step in the right direction. The team also got some help courtesy of Chet Holmgren, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
The Thunder are sitting pretty at the moment, as they lead the series with the Pelicans 2-0. Check back on CBS Sports after the game to see if the Thunder can extend their lead or if the Pelicans can make up some ground.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a slight 1-point favorite against New Orleans, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1-point spread, and stayed right there.
The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/under low at 209.5 points.
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Series History
Oklahoma City has won 6 out of their last 10 games against New Orleans.
- Apr 24, 2024 – Oklahoma City 124 vs. New Orleans 92
- Apr 21, 2024 – Oklahoma City 94 vs. New Orleans 92
- Mar 26, 2024 – Oklahoma City 119 vs. New Orleans 112
- Jan 26, 2024 – Oklahoma City 107 vs. New Orleans 83
- Nov 01, 2023 – New Orleans 110 vs. Oklahoma City 106
- Apr 12, 2023 – Oklahoma City 123 vs. New Orleans 118
- Mar 11, 2023 – Oklahoma City 110 vs. New Orleans 96
- Feb 13, 2023 – New Orleans 103 vs. Oklahoma City 100
- Dec 23, 2022 – New Orleans 128 vs. Oklahoma City 125
- Nov 28, 2022 – New Orleans 105 vs. Oklahoma City 101
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Oklahoma Moves up Friday Start Times for Baseball, Softball Games
OU fans hoping to make it to either diamond on Friday will need to get there earlier than expected.
Oklahoma announced on Thursday that its baseball and softball series openers will each begin at 5:30 p.m on Friday.
Game 1 of the No. 14 Sooners’ baseball series against Missouri was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., while the No. 1 softball team’s series opener against No. 8 Arkansas was slated for 7 p.m.
In a pair of releases on OU’s athletic website, the reason given for both time changes was “forecasted inclement weather.” According to the National Weather Service, severe weather is supposed to arrive in Norman and its surrounding areas around 8 p.m.
OU’s other baseball games against the Tigers on Saturday and Sunday will remain at their scheduled times (4 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively). The softball games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will remain at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
The baseball team’s three-game duel with Mizzou will be OU’s third home series of SEC play. Oklahoma opened conference play by taking two games of three against Texas A&M before dropping two of three to Alabama a few weeks later.
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OU has already played three SEC road series. The Sooners won two games of three at LSU in March before getting swept at Texas a week later. Most recently — last week — Oklahoma won two games against Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Oklahoma (24-12 overall, 7-8 SEC) sits in a five-way tie for ninth place in the SEC standings alongside Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Missouri, on the other hand, has played its way out of contention.
The Tigers come to Norman 20-17 and 3-12. They earned a road series win against Kentucky two weeks ago, but they followed that up with three losses in a row to fellow conference bottom feeder South Carolina last week. Mizzou has been swept three times — by Auburn, Texas A&M and the Gamecocks — since the start of SEC play.
On the softball side, Oklahoma is ranked No. 1 after taking two games of three against former top-ranked squad Texas. The Sooners, though, dropped their third game in Austin before falling to unranked Oklahoma State at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
The Sooners are 40-5 overall and 13-2 in conference play. OU currently sits atop the SEC standings, one game ahead of second-place Alabama.
Arkansas comes into the series at Love’s Field on a heater. The Razorbacks (35-6, 10-5) have won six of their last seven contests. Their only series loss of conference play this year came against Alabama, which is ranked No. 3.
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Oklahoma police set up sting for stolen property
TULSA, Okla. (KOKH) — One person has been arrested after allegedly trying to sell stolen property on Facebook.
On April 10, an officer with the Tulsa Police Department saw a post on Facebook Marketplace for a projector lens that was stolen from the condemned Promenade Mall.
The lens, which is worth $20,000, was listed for just $500.
The officer used a fake Facebook account to message the seller and arranged a trade for the lens in exchange for a minibike.
Earlier this week, 19-year-old Zachery Scrivner met with the officer and was arrested.
According to the police department, Scrivner said he knew the lens was stolen but decided to try to sell it anyway.
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He was arrested on a complaint of knowingly concealing stolen property.
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