⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:14 · CHA 51-52 OKC
- Steal
Anthony Tolliver stole it from Jeremy Lamb
Q4 0:52 · CHA 81-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:09 · CHA 76-82 OKC
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · CHA 76-82 OKC
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:38 · CHA 76-82 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 3:00 · CHA 36-46 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lamb bad pass
Q4 0:52 · CHA 81-86 OKC
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHA 85-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
