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Washington scores career-high 43 as Hornets top Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) P.J. Washington scored 22 of his career-high 43 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 137-134 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.
Washington made 8 of 11 field goals and 3 of 5 3-pointers in the final quarter to help the Hornets recover from an eight-point deficit early in the period.
“Credit to my teammates getting me in the right spots,” he said. “I was just trying to be aggressive with the shots that I did take."
Three Thunder players scored career highs - Isaiah Joe with 33 points and Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams with 31 each. But Williams and Giddey each missed one of two free throws in the final 16 seconds, and Williams missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
It was a potentially costly loss for Oklahoma City. The Thunder were looking to strengthen their position in the Western Conference play-in race despite being short-handed. Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who entered the day fourth in the league averaging 31.3 points per game, sat out with a sprained left ankle.
“We have to buckle down and understand what we are playing for and what the stakes are at this end of the season,” said Giddey, who also had 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Charlotte was short-handed, too. Terry Rozier (right foot discomfort) and Kelly Oubre (strained right shoulder) sat out for the third straight game and Dennis Smith (sprained right toe) also did not play.
That didn't stop the Hornets from scoring 80 points after halftime.
“I was most disappointed in our defense, especially in the second half, really from the first five minutes all the way through,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “We've got to look in the mirror on that.”
The Hornets were coming off two wins over the Dallas Mavericks, who also need victories to get into the Western Conference playoffs.
Joe hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the second quarter to give the Thunder a 68-57 lead. Oklahoma City took a 99-93 lead into the fourth, but the Hornets battled back. Former Thunder guard Theo Maledon scored, was fouled and made the free throw to put Charlotte ahead, 104-103, with just under 10 minutes to play.
Maledon hit a 3-pointer with six minutes left to give Charlotte a 123-110 lead. The Thunder responded with a 7-0 run, with six of the points coming from Lu Dort, to stay in the game. Oklahoma City tied the game at 129 on an acrobatic layup by Williams with just over two minutes to play, and it was close the rest of the way.
“Obviously, we had our moments tonight, but certainly didn’t string together enough in order to earn the win," Daigneault said.
TIP-INS
Hornets: Maledon got his second start of the season. He finished with 19 points and nine assists. ... C Nick Richards had 14 points and 11 rebounds and F/C Kai Jones added 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Thunder: G Lindy Waters (left foot plantar fasciitis) sat out. ... Giddey scored 11 points in the first quarter. ... F Aleksej Pokusevski returned after a leg injury, playing for the Thunder for the first time since Dec. 27. He went scoreless in 10 minutes.
HISTORIC TRIO
It was just the third time three Thunder players scored at least 30 points in a game. In 2012, it was Russell Westbrook (31), James Harden (30) and Kevin Durant (30). In 2015, it was Anthony Morrow (32), Westbrook (31) and Enes Kanter (30).
UP NEXT
Hornets: Host the Chicago Bulls on Friday.
Thunder: Host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nick Richards vs. Jaylin Williams (P.J. Washington gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:14 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:14 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 11:02 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:56 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-4 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 6-4 |
| 10:06 | | Isaiah Joe turnover (lost ball) (Bryce McGowens steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Theo Maledon makes two point running layup | 8-4 |
| 9:49 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 8-7 |
| 9:35 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Bryce McGowens makes three point stepback jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 11-7 |
| 9:00 | | Svi Mykhailiuk blocks Josh Giddey's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:22 | | P.J. Washington misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Bryce McGowens personal foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | Svi Mykhailiuk blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaylin Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:30 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Svi Mykhailiuk personal foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 11-12 |
| 6:49 | | Theo Maledon turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 11-14 |
| 6:26 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | Nick Richards personal foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | James Bouknight misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Nick Richards misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point tip layup | 13-14 |
| 5:34 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Theo Maledon misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | James Bouknight defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +3 | JT Thor makes three point running jump shot (Theo Maledon assists) | 16-14 |
| 4:39 | | Theo Maledon shooting foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 4:39 | | Isaiah Joe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:37 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Bryce McGowens misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | JT Thor blocks Luguentz Dort's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 4:09 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | JT Thor misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-17 |
| 3:23 | | James Bouknight misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | James Bouknight defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | P.J. Washington kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:55 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | JT Thor misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:18 | | James Bouknight defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point running jump shot (James Bouknight assists) | 19-17 |
| 1:58 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 1:53 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point reverse layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 19-19 |
| 1:26 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 19-21 |
| 1:06 | | +3 | James Bouknight makes three point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 22-21 |
| 0:51 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Bouknight assists) | 24-21 |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-23 |
| 0:23 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:20 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Kai Jones turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mann steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:06 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point running layup (Kai Jones assists) | 26-23 |
| 0:00 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 26-26 |
| 11:16 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | Svi Mykhailiuk shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 11:02 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (James Bouknight draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | James Bouknight misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:02 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | James Bouknight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 10:54 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 10:39 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running alley-oop layup (Tre Mann assists) | 27-32 |
| 10:18 | | James Bouknight misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | James Bouknight offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | James Bouknight offensive foul (Charge) (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | James Bouknight turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Theo Maledon shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 9:53 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-34 |
| 9:40 | | JT Thor turnover (bad pass) (Tre Mann steals) | ||
| 9:22 | | Tre Mann misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:20 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-34 |
| 9:13 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 29-36 |
| 8:47 | | Theo Maledon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Kai Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Kai Jones turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:34 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Theo Maledon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-36 |
| 8:29 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:27 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point driving layup (Theo Maledon assists) | 32-36 |
| 7:56 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:43 | | Theo Maledon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving reverse layup | 32-38 |
| 7:30 | | JT Thor defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround jump shot (Theo Maledon assists) | 34-38 |
| 7:04 | | Jared Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (Kai Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Kai Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-38 |
| 6:54 | | +1 | Kai Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-38 |
| 6:39 | | James Bouknight shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-39 |
| 6:39 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (JT Thor assists) | 39-40 |
| 6:08 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Ousmane Dieng shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | Bryce McGowens misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Bryce McGowens misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:01 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 39-42 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point jump shot (James Bouknight assists) | 42-42 |
| 5:20 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point stepback jump shot | 42-45 |
| 5:03 | | Bryce McGowens offensive foul (Charge) (Jaylin Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | Bryce McGowens turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving dunk | 42-47 |
| 4:51 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running dunk | 42-49 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point jump shot (JT Thor assists) | 44-49 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point driving layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 44-51 |
| 4:05 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-52 |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point cutting dunk (Theo Maledon assists) | 46-52 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 46-54 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point layup | 48-54 |
| 3:10 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Kai Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Kai Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:08 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 48-56 |
| 3:01 | | James Bouknight shooting foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 48-57 |
| 2:43 | | Theo Maledon turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running dunk (Luguentz Dort assists) | 48-59 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point cutting dunk (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 50-59 |
| 2:10 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals) | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running layup | 52-59 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point turnaround jump shot | 52-61 |
| 1:36 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Theo Maledon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:12 | | JT Thor offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | JT Thor misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:11 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Theo Maledon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving layup (Theo Maledon assists) | 54-61 |
| 1:00 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point turnaround hook shot | 54-63 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Theo Maledon makes two point driving floating jump shot | 56-63 |
| 0:23 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 56-65 |
| 0:23 | | Kai Jones defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:11 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | +1 | Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-65 |
| 0:11 | | Theo Maledon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:09 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 57-68 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Theo Maledon blocks Isaiah Joe's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Isaiah Joe offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 11:37 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Nick Richards misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:29 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Josh Giddey blocks Nick Richards's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:29 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Bryce McGowens shooting foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-69 |
| 11:20 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-70 |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (P.J. Washington assists) | 59-70 |
| 10:49 | | Jaylin Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Bryce McGowens misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point stepback jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 59-72 |
| 10:13 | | +3 | Theo Maledon makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 62-72 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 62-74 |
| 9:42 | | +3 | Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (Theo Maledon assists) | 65-74 |
| 9:18 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists) | 68-74 |
| 9:04 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 68-77 |
| 8:40 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-77 |
| 8:40 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:38 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving layup | 69-79 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 71-79 |
| 8:02 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Bryce McGowens steals) | ||
| 7:57 | | Theo Maledon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Bryce McGowens assists) | 73-79 |
| 7:34 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 73-81 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (Theo Maledon assists) | 75-81 |
| 7:05 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:05 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 75-82 |
| 6:53 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:39 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 75-84 |
| 6:32 | | JT Thor shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 75-85 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | James Bouknight makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 77-85 |
| 6:08 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | JT Thor turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | James Bouknight shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:56 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-86 |
| 5:45 | | James Bouknight misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 77-88 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Theo Maledon makes two point driving layup (James Bouknight assists) | 79-88 |
| 5:11 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 80-88 |
| 5:04 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | James Bouknight misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:28 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Bouknight assists) | 82-88 |
| 4:24 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 82-90 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 84-90 |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 84-93 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point driving layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 86-93 |
| 2:55 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Theo Maledon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 86-95 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving finger roll layup | 88-95 |
| 2:09 | | Josh Giddey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | James Bouknight turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running dunk (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 88-97 |
| 1:35 | | James Bouknight misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Kai Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point hook shot (JT Thor assists) | 90-97 |
| 1:13 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point reverse dunk (P.J. Washington assists) | 92-97 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point pullup jump shot | 92-99 |
| 0:27 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 0:21 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:21 | | Kai Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Kai Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jared Butler steals) | ||
| 0:18 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Tre Mann personal foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-99 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | JT Thor turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 93-101 |
| 11:30 | | Kai Jones defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 95-101 |
| 11:14 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 96-101 |
| 11:00 | | Tre Mann misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point layup (JT Thor assists) | 98-101 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving finger roll layup | 98-103 |
| 10:11 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Theo Maledon assists) | 101-103 |
| 9:52 | | Theo Maledon blocks Aleksej Pokusevski's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Theo Maledon makes two point driving layup | 103-103 |
| 9:39 | | Jared Butler shooting foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | +1 | Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 104-103 |
| 9:22 | | Theo Maledon blocks Jared Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Svi Mykhailiuk's two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:04 | | JT Thor offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point putback layup | 106-103 |
| 9:04 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:53 | | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup | 108-103 |
| 8:44 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 109-103 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 109-105 |
| 8:18 | | +3 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 112-105 |
| 8:04 | | Dario Saric misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | JT Thor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 112-107 |
| 7:23 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 115-107 |
| 7:11 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Theo Maledon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 117-107 |
| 6:50 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 117-110 |
| 6:30 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot | 120-110 |
| 6:13 | | Isaiah Joe misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | Theo Maledon makes three point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 123-110 |
| 5:59 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:47 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 123-113 |
| 5:32 | | Theo Maledon offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Theo Maledon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | Theo Maledon blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 123-115 |
| 5:21 | | Theo Maledon shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 123-116 |
| 5:05 | | Theo Maledon turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 5:01 | | JT Thor shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 123-117 |
| 5:01 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:59 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point dunk | 125-117 |
| 4:07 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 125-118 |
| 4:07 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 125-119 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Theo Maledon makes two point cutting layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 127-119 |
| 3:43 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 127-122 |
| 3:40 | | Thunder delay of game violation | ||
| 3:40 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point putback layup | 129-122 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 129-125 |
| 2:51 | | JT Thor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving dunk | 129-127 |
| 2:25 | | Theo Maledon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 129-129 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Theo Maledon assists) | 131-129 |
| 1:50 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 132-129 |
| 1:44 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Isaiah Joe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:44 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 132-130 |
| 1:28 | | Theo Maledon misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Theo Maledon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 132-132 |
| 1:01 | | Theo Maledon misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:25 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||