⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:44 · CHA 85-86 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:35 · CHA 106-105 OKC
- Ties it
Vasilije Micic hit a driving layup
Q4 1:18 · CHA 115-115 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · CHA 111-107 OKC
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic bad pass
Q4 1:35 · CHA 113-112 OKC
- Turnover
Tre Mann lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · CHA 115-115 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 9:59 · CHA 33-44 OKC
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Joe hit a 27-foot three jumper, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 1:28 · CHA 113-115 OKC
- Winner
Isaiah Joe hit a 27-foot three jumper, Chet Holmgren with the assist
Q4 0:54 · CHA 115-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · CHA 109-107 OKC
- Turnover
Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · CHA 115-115 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CHA 115-119 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
