⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 11:12 · OKC 32-29 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:07 · OKC 63-51 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:47 · OKC 78-72 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 0:24 · OKC 96-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:00 · OKC 63-60 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 1:14 · OKC 96-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
