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Charlotte Hornets at Oklahoma City Thunder

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18-52, 7-27 Away
Final
106 - 141

58-12, 31-5 Home

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 and Thunder with 5th straight, 141-106 over Hornets

Kenrich Williams nails buzzer-beater vs. Charlotte Hornets

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s top scorer at 33.0 points per game, returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday night's lopsided win against Philadelphia. He made 13 of 18 shots to go with six rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter.

Chet Holmgren added 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City, which clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season when Milwaukee beat the Lakers on Thursday.

Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who played without injured starters Lu Dort and Jalen Williams. Oklahoma City led 66-49 at halftime after Kenrich Williams banked in a 29-foot shot at the buzzer, and 103-76 after three quarters.

Miles Bridges scored 20 points and Nick Smith Jr. added 14 for Charlotte, which played without injured starters LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Mark Williams (foot).

Ball and Williams combined for 44 points the night before in New York Knicks. The Hornets have lost six games by 30 or more points in the last month.

Takeaways Hornets: Charlotte relied on the long ball to keep this one close until the third quarter, connecting on 19 of 41 from 3-point range (46.3%).

Thunder: Oklahoma City's depth helped the team surpass last season's win total and improve to 26-1 against the East.

Key moment Charlotte pulled within 75-65 on a 3-pointer by DaQuan Jeffries. Following a timeout, Oklahoma City responded with a 20-3 run to make it 95-68 with 3:37 left in the third.

Key stat Oklahoma City outscored the Hornets 64-26 in the paint.

Up next The Hornets visit Miami on Sunday night, and the Thunder visit the Clippers the same day.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 141
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 141
4th 14.1 Branden Carlson defensive rebound 106 - 141
4th 17.2 KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point jumper 106 - 141
4th 31.0 Dillon Jones makes 19-foot step back jumpshot 106 - 141

Statistics

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37-80 FG 54-94
46.3 Field Goal % 57.4
19-41 3PT 21-39
46.3 Three Point % 53.8
13-13 FT 12-17
100.0 Free Throw % 70.6
29 Rebounds 43
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 33
29 Assists 29
6 Steals 10
4 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
5 Fast Break Points 15
26 Points in Paint 64
13 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 35
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Day-To-Day Jul 21
Jalen Williams, F Day-To-Day Jul 10
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tidjane Salaun, F Day-To-Day Jul 20
Grant Williams, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Nick Smith Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Brandon Miller, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Miles Bridges, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
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