⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 51 rebounds to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q2 2:31 · OKC 47-40 CHA
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 5:58 · OKC 70-56 CHA
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:55 · OKC 90-73 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:26 · OKC 35-26 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:58 · OKC 70-56 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
