OKC completes home-and-home sweep with 107-104 win over Pelicans

The Thunder have now their last two games by a combined eight points and improve to 8-11 on the season.

Turns out the second time around looked a lot like the first.

Just two days after beating New Orleans 109-104 in Oklahoma City, the Thunder outlasted the Pelicans 107-104 inside the Smoothie King Center on Sunday afternoon.

Just like Friday night, Sunday’s game with a close contest right up until the end, although it was Oklahoma City coming back from double-digit deficit this time.

Danilo Gallinari hit a three-pointer with 3:51 remaining to tie the game at 94. A minute and a half later, Chris Paul hit a 16-footer to give the Thunder a lead they would not relinquish.

But it was Steven Adams that sealed the game from the free-throw line.

Adams’ struggles from the charity stripe are well known, but when it mattered Sunday, Adams stepped up and sank five of his six attempts to put the game out of reach.

Gallinari led Oklahoma City with 23. Adams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dennis Schroder all added 17 points apiece, while Paul chipped in 16.

After a stretch of games in November where the Thunder lost three consecutive games by a total of 10 points, Oklahoma City has now won their last two games and three of their last five, by less than five points each.

With the win, OKC improves to 8-11 on the year. The Thunder return to action Wednesday, Dec. 4 when they host the Pacers. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. CT inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.