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Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte Hornets

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13-1, 7-1 Away
Final
109 - 96

4-9, 3-4 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to 109-96 win over Hornets for 5th straight victory

Chet Holmgren takes flight for alley-oop dunk

Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points for the Thunder, who have won 23 consecutive games against Eastern Conference opponents and are 22-2 in their last 24 road contests. Isiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Cason Wallace Chipped scored 10 points.

Miles Bridges scored 15 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Collin Sexton and Moussa Diabate had 13 points apiece for the Hornets who played without Brandon Miller (shoulder subluxation) and LaMelo Ball, who sat out the second game of a back-to-back after returning from a ankle impingement Friday night in Milwaukee.

The first half featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes.

The game was tied 30-30 after the first quarter and Oklahoma City came from six points down in the second to lead 55-52 at halftime behind 18 first-half points from Gilgeous-Alexander and the aggressive play of Holmgren on the boards.

Charlotte made 10 of 24 shots from beyond the arc in the opening half, while the Thunder were 6 of 12.

Oklahoma-City used a 16-1 burst over a four-minute stretch to open a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter and led by 17 points, 87-70, heading to the fourth.

Up next Thunder: At New Orleans on Monday night.

Hornets: At Toronto on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 109 - 96
4th 20.8 Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound 109 - 96
4th 23.0 KJ Simpson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot 109 - 96
4th 33.2 Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup 109 - 96

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
45-89 FG 37-96
51 Field Goal % 39
11-23 3PT 16-42
48 Three Point % 38
8-10 FT 6-7
80 Free Throw % 86
50 Rebounds 42
13 Offensive Rebounds 12
37 Defensive Rebounds 30
26 Assists 23
9 Steals 6
6 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 3
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
15 Fast Break Points 1
58 Points in Paint 42
15 Fouls 10
22 Largest Lead 6
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C Out Jan 6
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31
Grant Williams, F Out Dec 13
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Caruso, G Day-To-Day Jan 5
Brooks Barnhizer, F Out Jan 5
Jaylin Williams, F Out Jan 5
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Jan 5
Ousmane Dieng, F Out Dec 30

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19,469 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 30 7 .811 - L2
Denver 24 12 .667 5.5 W1
Minnesota 23 13 .639 6.5 W2
Portland 17 20 .459 13 W3
Utah 12 23 .343 17 L4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 20 16 .556 - W1
Miami 20 16 .556 - W1
Atlanta 17 21 .447 4 L2
Charlotte 13 23 .361 7 W2
Washington 9 25 .265 10 L1
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