⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:44 · CHA 45-51 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:35 · CHA 25-39 OKC
- Missed FT
Stephen Graham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · CHA 93-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · CHA 98-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:55 · CHA 2-10 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:55 · CHA 93-87 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · CHA 94-87 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:41 · CHA 94-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
