⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:58 · CHA 67-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Hart Technical Foul. Hart's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:25 · CHA 73-74 OKC
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 0:28 · CHA 93-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Lane Violation
Q4 2:08 · CHA 89-95 OKC
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Offensive Foul. Fortson's 5th Personal Foul, Seattle's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 0:30 · CHA 93-99 OKC
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Foul
Q4 0:30 · CHA 93-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 11 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
