NBA

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
PJ Hall, C Out Apr 9
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Out Sep 5

Game Information

Spectrum Center

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

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 18 .780 - L2
Denver 54 28 .659 10 W12
Minnesota 49 33 .598 15 W2
Portland 42 40 .512 22 W2
Utah 22 60 .268 42 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
Full Standings

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