⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 23- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:24 · CHA 21-16 OKC
- Steal
Roy Hibbert stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:19 · CHA 112-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Roy Hibbert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:44 · CHA 68-62 OKC
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:23 · CHA 112-104 OKC
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · CHA 116-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:33 · CHA 31-31 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:19 · CHA 80-82 OKC
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 1:23 · CHA 112-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams offensive foul (Michael Kidd-Gilchrist draws the foul)
Q4 4:45 · CHA 102-101 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams turnover
Q4 4:45 · CHA 102-101 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:19 · CHA 112-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
