THUNDER 109 PELICANS 95...OKC with a slow 1st Half puts that RIP City "L" in the Blinders and takes care of State BIRD of LOUISIANA Hoops....KD and RUSS join Forces in NOLA...REGULATORS Report OKC "Get back to putting up W's" REGULATORS...Mount Up!

The OKC Thunder go into New Orleans after that hard-fought loss to the Rip City Blazers and beat the Pelicans 109-95. After a slow start the Thunder start putting it together in the 3rd frame as they methodically get to NOLA and put them away.

Behind a 50% shooting night from the field the Regulators behind @kdTREY5 and his 29 points and eight boards and Regulators Point God Uncle Russ' 25 points and four helpers the Thunder followed the lead of their stars. PF Serge Ibaka added 17 points and thirteen boards with Reg Jackson adding 15 points. The Pelicans get 18 points from Ryan Anderson and 16 points apiece from Eric Gordon and Jrue Holiday as the Thunder did an excellent job of protecting the Arc the "Bread & Butta" for the NOLA Pelicans. They shot a dismal 2 for 16 from the Arc while the thunder hit 7 of 21 for a +15 advantage. The Pelicans are struggling defensively with no Anthony Davis anchoring that "D" with a Non0-Displace Fractured Hand.

The Regulators OKC move to 14-4 and they will among the top four teams in the west all season long. The Pelicans fall to a respectable 9-10 as they have been toiling around that .500 mark all season long and for them that is moving in the right direction.