The Oklahoma City Thunder survived the battle of attrition against the depleted New Orleans Pelicans with a 106-88 win. OKC has won both games in its small-ball era since Chet Holmgren suffered a hip fracture.

Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88

The Pelicans have had a tough start to the 2024-25 season so far, dropping five games in a row and eight of their last night, leaving them with a 3-8 record. To make matters worse

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) have six players on the injury report, including Jose Alvarado, for their matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, November 16 at 8:00 PM ET.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. It'll be the season's first matchup between the teams. The contest will be shown to a national audience on ESPN. The Thunder (9-2) continue their season-long six-game homestand.

The depleted New Orleans Pelicans will travel to Oklahoma City on Wednesday evening for a national TV matchup against the Thunder. On Tuesday, the Pelicans announced yet another major blow to their roster: backup point Jose Alvarado will be out for an extended time with a right hamstring strain.