⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 36
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 dragged them back level
Q3 7:56 · CHA 58-58 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 2:47 · CHA 75-66 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 0:18 · CHA 83-70 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 6:31 · CHA 13-14 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 5:48 · CHA 42-43 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:11 · CHA 85-74 OKC
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
Q4 6:00 · CHA 92-78 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 86 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
