⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+5Q123-21
-6Q217-24
+9Q329-23
-19Q412-31
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
6Fast break points18
10Blocks3
17Free throws made30
29%Three-point accuracy44%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 7:31 · CHA 72-93 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
