Charlotte
Hornets
124
–
97
FINAL
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Date
Monday, January 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 33 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 124 |
| OKC | 33 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 97 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kon Knueppel
CHA
23
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending72.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.48
Impact Composite40.6
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 24.8Impact: 2.8
61.5% FG5-7 from 36 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 43.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandon Miller
CHA
28
PTS
6
REB
1
AST
+33
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-16 (50.0%)
3PT7-10
FT5-5
TS%76.9%
eFG%71.9%
STL2
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG133
DRTG81
NET+52
7-10 from 33 deflections8 contested shots+33 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 50.2 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 23:11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| LaMelo Ball | 25:12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Pat Connaughton | 3:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 28:30 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +21 |
| Josh Green | 10:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| PJ Hall | 19:30 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Kon Knueppel | 27:56 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 5-7 | 71% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| Tre Mann | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Miles Bridges | 33:41 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-6 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +18 |
| Liam McNeeley | 2:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Brandon Miller | 31:04 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8-16 | 50% | 7-10 | 70% | 5-5 | 100% | +33 |
| Sion James | 20:16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 12:57 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 52 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 41-77 | 53% | 19-37 | 51% | 23-25 | 92% | — |
| OKC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Holmgren | 25:56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | -25 |
| Isaiah Joe | 22:08 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Ajay Mitchell | 24:16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 29:34 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-21 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | -20 |
| Branden Carlson | 18:22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luguentz Dort | 20:06 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Cason Wallace | 24:57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 24:43 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -26 |
| Jalen Williams | 28:01 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | -23 |
| Kenrich Williams | 16:59 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | -8 |
| Chris Youngblood | 4:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34-93 | 37% | 11-39 | 28% | 18-27 | 67% | — |
Jaylin Williams —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA41/77 (53%)
Paint
21/35 (60%)
Mid
3/9 (33%)
3PT
19/38 (50%)
RA 72%ATB3 46%Corner 3 57%Paint 27%Mid 33%
OKC34/93 (37%)
Paint
22/50 (44%)
Mid
4/11 (36%)
3PT
11/39 (28%)
RA 59%ATB3 27%Paint 19%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Williams
defended Kon Knueppel
4.9 min • 4 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Luguentz Dort
held Miles Bridges
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
vs Brandon Miller
2.6 min • 6 pts • 33%
| OKC Defense | Brandon Miller | Collin Sexton | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | PJ Hall | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 2.6m 6pts 33% | — | 1.8m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 4pts 40% | — |
| Chet Holmgren | 1.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 5pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Jalen Williams | — | — | — | 4.9m 4pts 40% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Cason Wallace | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ajay Mitchell | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Branden Carlson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 3.6m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Luguentz Dort | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Joe | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Wiggins | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.7m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenrich Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 6pts 75% | 4.1m 5pts 67% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 3.1m 8pts 50% | — | — | 2.9m 7pts 60% | 1.7m 2pts 14% | 4.7m 5pts 25% | 3.5m 7pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = CHA leads
OKC Largest Lead
3
Q1 0:53
CHA Largest Lead
30
Q4 0:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 2:06 – Q1 3:06
-1 → -6
CHA 11-0 run
Q1 2:06 – Q1 3:35
-1 → -9
CHA 12-0 run
Q1 2:06 – Q1 4:08
-1 → -10
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 6:09 – Q2 7:17
-8 → -13