⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 27-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 26
- A 18-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 28 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 6:09 · OKC 25-6 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 28
Q3 7:44 · OKC 93-65 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 8:12 · OKC 48-32 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 10:07 · OKC 73-62 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 21 | Threes made | 19 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
