⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-12 off them- A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 31
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:31 · CHA 8-8 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 11:44 · CHA 32-26 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q2 0:48 · CHA 62-44 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Zeller bad pass
Q4 2:12 · CHA 98-101 OKC
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · CHA 107-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:49 · CHA 19-20 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:41 · CHA 66-59 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Cody Zeller
Q4 2:12 · CHA 98-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CHA 102-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CHA 102-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 107-111 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
