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Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte Hornets

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25-5, 13-3 Away
Final
106 - 94

7-24, 5-12 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams lead OKC past Charlotte 106-94 for 10th regular-season straight win

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Charlotte Hornets: Game Highlights

Aaron Wiggins added 17 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who never trailed.

Miles Bridges had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Vasa Micic added 16 points for the Hornets, who have lost 15 of their last 16 games.

Both teams were missing multiple starters with LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller sitting out for Charlotte and Luguentz Dort and Cason Wallace out for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City bolted to a 61-46 halftime lead with Gilgeous-Alexander and Wiggins combining for 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting. The Thunder extended the lead to 20 in the third quarter and were never truly challenged again.

Takeaways Thunder: It wasn't the best game of the season by the Thunder, but they avoided playing down to the level of competition, holding a double-digit lead for most of the game.

Hornets: With Ball, Miller and Tre Mann out of the lineup, Charlotte simply didn't have the firepower to keep up with the Thunder. On most offensive sets Micic and Miles Bridges were the focal point of the offense. Charlotte had some chances to get it under 10 late in the game but couldn't sink enough shots.

Key moment The Hornets cut the lead to 11 with 10 minutes to play but Kenrich Williams scored on a layup off a feed from Ajay Mitchell to squash any comeback hopes.

Key stat Playing without Ball and Miller, the Hornets needed Bridges to step up but he was just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc.

Up next The Thunder host Grizzlies on Sunday night in the second night of a back-to-back. The Hornets host the Bulls on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 94
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 94
4th 0.0 Hornets offensive team rebound 106 - 94
4th 0.0 Isaiah Wong misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot 106 - 94
4th 4.1 shot clock turnover 106 - 94

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOKC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHA
42-88 FG 29-80
48 Field Goal % 36
10-38 3PT 11-34
26 Three Point % 32
12-14 FT 25-28
86 Free Throw % 89
49 Rebounds 44
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
40 Defensive Rebounds 36
29 Assists 17
9 Steals 9
1 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 18
2 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
12 Fast Break Points 1
56 Points in Paint 28
19 Fouls 16
20 Largest Lead 0
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tidjane Salaun, F Out Mar 27
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chet Holmgren, C Day-To-Day Mar 27
Brooks Barnhizer, F Day-To-Day Mar 27
Thomas Sorber, C Out Sep 5

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19,325 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 58 16 .784 - W1
Denver 47 28 .627 11.5 W5
Minnesota 45 28 .616 12.5 W2
Portland 37 38 .493 21.5 L1
Utah 21 53 .284 37 L4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 41 33 .554 - L1
Charlotte 39 34 .534 1.5 W5
Orlando 39 34 .534 1.5 W1
Miami 39 35 .527 2 L1
Washington 17 56 .233 23.5 L1
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