⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 22-13 off them
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 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:51 · CHA 77-70 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 4:14 · CHA 112-103 OKC
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 0:42 · CHA 115-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 4:48 · CHA 101-101 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:06 · CHA 110-103 OKC
- Turnover
P.J. Washington lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · CHA 112-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Mike Muscala stole it from P.J. Washington
Q4 1:12 · CHA 112-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 0:42 · CHA 115-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 15 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
