⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:44 · OKC 45-48 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · OKC 97-92 CHA
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · OKC 102-97 CHA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · OKC 103-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 10:57 · OKC 36-45 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:02 · OKC 93-92 CHA
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:13 · OKC 103-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lamb steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:18 · OKC 100-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
