⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
- A 30-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 54 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 10:15 · OKC 40-15 CHA
- 30-0 run
A 30-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 54
Q2 4:03 · OKC 79-25 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 45
Q4 6:07 · OKC 107-62 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 51-point deficit to 43
Q3 3:56 · OKC 84-41 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
