⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 7:54 · OKC 46-44 CHA
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 5-foot running jumper, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 1:09 · OKC 91-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q2 5:52 · OKC 40-44 CHA
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins lost ball
Q4 2:04 · OKC 87-88 CHA
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 0:31 · OKC 91-92 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Raymond Felton hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 2:38 · OKC 87-88 CHA
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Damien Wilkins
Q4 2:04 · OKC 87-88 CHA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 0:49 · OKC 91-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · OKC 84-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
