⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 23-15 off them
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
- Ties it
Jalen Williams hit a driving layup, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl with the assist
Q4 2:08 · OKC 129-129 CHA
- Ties it
Jalen Williams hit a 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:16 · OKC 132-132 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Joe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · OKC 129-132 CHA
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 132-134 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 134-135 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 10:11 · OKC 103-109 CHA
- Lead
P.J. Washington hit a driving layup, Theo Maledon with the assist
Q4 1:50 · OKC 129-131 CHA
- Winner
Nick Richards hit a dunk
Q4 0:19 · OKC 132-134 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JT Thor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · OKC 133-135 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
