⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:52 · OKC 69-62 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:37 · OKC 94-86 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q4 5:47 · OKC 112-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:32 · OKC 31-22 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
