⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:21 · CHA 57-59 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:37 · CHA 77-74 OKC
- Ties it
Devonte' Graham hit a two point shot
Q4 0:01 · CHA 94-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham bad pass
Q4 1:45 · CHA 87-87 OKC
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 1:30 · CHA 87-89 OKC
- Turnover
Terry Rozier double dribble turnover
Q4 1:06 · CHA 87-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:37 · CHA 10-13 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:09 · CHA 57-67 OKC
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a two point shot
Q4 1:42 · CHA 87-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · CHA 85-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHA 92-93 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
OT 3:08 · CHA 96-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
