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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 26 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 109 |
 Hornets | 28 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 107 |
OKCTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 40-8845.5% | 10-3627.8% | 19-2479.2% | 54 | 25 | 16 |
| CHA | 37-9339.8% | 13-3240.6% | 20-3262.5% | 47 | 27 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Oklahoma City Thunder109| 35 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 4-4 | +16 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 24 | 8-20 | 1-6 | 7-10 | 0 | +14 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +9 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.1 | |||||
| 24 | 21 | 8-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +10.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −6.5 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | −9 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 18 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +4.7 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | −6 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −6.6 | ||||||
| Team | 109 | 40-8845.5% | 10-3627.8% | 54 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 19-2479.2% | 9 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 31 points on 11 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Moses Brown, Josh Hall, Justin Jackson, Darius Miller and Isaiah Roby (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets107| 35 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 14 | 4-16 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0 | +14 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 19 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 0 | 7-9 | −18 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 18 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 3-6 | −7 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.0 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.5 | |||||
| 15 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −3.1 | |||||
| Team | 107 | 37-9339.8% | 13-3240.6% | 47 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 20-3262.5% | 13 | 11 | 8 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Vernon Carey Jr., Nick Richards and Malik Monk (coach’s decision).
Thunder109Hornets107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a 23-foot pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-107 in their season opener at Spectrum Center.
Miles Bridges’ corner 3-pointer had tied it at 107 with 10 seconds left.
The Hornets had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Terry Rozier missed a 33-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 6. Bridges scored all 6 of the Hornets’ points on 2 for 2 shooting.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 9 assists, and George Hill added 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 8 for 9 shooting.
For the Hornets, Rozier scored 19 points but shot 5 for 15. Gordon Hayward had 12 points (8 in the paint) and 7 assists. All 14 of Bridges’ points came in the fourth quarter. The Hornets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Hornets outscored the Thunder 27-11 on the fast break. The Hornets were outscored 16-5 in 3 minutes with Rozier, Bridges, Martin, Washington and Ball on the floor together.
Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte HornetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 88 shots: 7.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-9 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-25 | 28.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 24 | 8 | 4-7 | +1 |
| Devonte' Graham | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Cody Martin | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 7 | 7 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 6 | 2-8 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte' Graham | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Terry Rozier | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Gordon Hayward | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Miles Bridges | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward | 31 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Devonte' Graham | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Terry Rozier | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +5 |
| LaMelo Ball | 5 | 4 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
OKC
50/50
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Graham 10 AST)
Q4 0:10
44.3%
8→53
Gilgeous-Alexander 23' Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 0:01
44.3%
53→8
Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Hayward 7 AST)
Q4 0:17
19.1%
5→24
Bridges 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Graham 9 AST)
Q4 0:25
11.7%
1→13
Bazley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 8 AST)
Q4 5:39
11.3%
17→6
