⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-11 off them- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:03 · OKC 11-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:29 · OKC 56-44 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 6:39 · OKC 72-60 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:34 · OKC 59-52 CHA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:11 · OKC 61-56 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:22 · OKC 59-56 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brevin Knight Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:11 · OKC 61-56 CHA
- Technical
Brevin Knight Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q4 0:26 · OKC 101-94 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
