⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:54 · OKC 94-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:45 · OKC 46-45 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:13 · OKC 7-19 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20
Q3 5:35 · OKC 68-88 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 19 | Blocks | 20 |
