⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-10 off them
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:53 · CHA 12-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:15 · CHA 47-41 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 2:01 · CHA 98-92 OKC
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 2:01 · CHA 98-92 OKC
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 1:07 · CHA 100-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:06 · CHA 34-40 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 2:18 · CHA 98-92 OKC
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox turnover
Q4 2:18 · CHA 98-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
