⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 9:17 · OKC 44-29 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 1:07 · OKC 91-67 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q4 5:18 · OKC 118-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 5:09 · OKC 13-14 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 6:43 · OKC 13-18 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
