⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 27 free throws to their fourteen
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 4:04 · OKC 31-12 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q1 1:11 · OKC 45-19 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 6:51 · OKC 59-35 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q4 5:58 · OKC 116-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · OKC 74-42 CHA
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
