The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 123-118, at Smoothie King Center on Thursday evening.

The Thunder (33-22) and the Pelicans (23-32) played a very intense encounter where things were only decided in the final minutes of the contest. New Orleans jumped to a 30-29 lead in the first quarter, but Oklahoma City turned things around and jumped ahead by eight points thanks to a 37-28 second quarter. Incredibly, the Thunder managed to hold on to their lead despite winning the third quarter (35-32) and keeping tight in the final 12 minutes of action (25-25). Oklahoma City were deadly from the field and that pushed them towards a win, as they shot 50.0 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from three-point range. Meanwhile, the Pelicans shot 48.8 from the field but “only” 40.0 percent from deep. With the win, Oklahoma City jumped to a 16-10 away record. The Pelicans, on the other hand, fell to 11-17 at home.

Danilo Gallinari led the Thunder offensively with 29 points, and he didn’t do much aside from scoring since he only grabbed two rebounds and collected two steals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in with 17 points, seven assists and three rebounds. Chris Paul contributed 14 points, 12 dimes and eight rebounds. Steven Adams had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds. Dennis Schroder impressed off the bench with 22 points in 29 minutes. Mike Muscala added 10 points off the bench.

Zion Williamson topped his career-high mark and finished with 32 points (11-19 FG) while also adding six rebounds and one block. Lonzo Ball registered 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Jrue Holiday chipped in with a 14-point, 11-assist double-double, but he also racked up six boards. J.J. Redick had 24 points off the bench.