Thunder vs Pelicans Picks and Prediction – 4/27/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday for Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference quarterfinals best of seven series at the Smoothie Center in New Orleans at 3:30 PM EST televised on TNT. Oklahoma City leads the series 2-0 after opening with a 94-92 victory in Game 1 followed by a 124-92 win in Game 2 on Wednesday. Shai Gigleous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Thunder in the Game 2 win. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

During the first two games of the playoffs, Oklahoma City is scoring on average of 109.0 points per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with an average of 30.5 points per game. Chet Holmgren is the leading rebounder at 9.0 per game and the second leading scorer at 20.5 points per game. Jalen Williams is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a must-win situation trailing 2-0 in the series when hosting Oklahoma on Saturday for Game 3. New Orleans has been held to 92 points in each of the first two games of the series. Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points to lead New Orleans in Game 2. The Pelicans shot only 45.2%, while allowing Oklahoma City to shoot 59.0%.

After two games of the playoffs, New Orleans is scoring an average of 92.0 points per game while shooting 41.4% overall and 27.7% from three-point territory. CJ McCollum is scoring an average of 17.5 points to lead New Orleans and is 5.0 assists per game to also lead New Orleans. Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 13.5 rebounds per game to lead the Pelicans, while scoring 16.0 points per game, which is second for New Orleans.