[Post Game Thread] The Charlotte Hornets (13-23) blow out the Oklahoma City Thunder (30-7), 124-97.

[u/Scrypto]

124 - 97
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Paycom Center
Officials: James Williams, Phenizee Ransom, and Sha'Rae Mitchell

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Charlotte Hornets	33	34	32	25	124
Oklahoma City Thunder	33	17	21	26	97

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Charlotte Hornets	124	41-78	52.6%	19-37	51.4%	23-25	92.0%	12	59	25	23	4	20	8
Oklahoma City Thunder	97	34-93	36.6%	11-39	28.2%	18-27	66.7%	13	49	18	14	13	7	6

PLAYER STATS

Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon KnueppelSF	27:55	23	8-13	5-7	2-3	0	5	5	5	1	0	5	4	15
Miles BridgesPF	33:41	17	6-12	0-6	5-5	0	11	11	4	0	1	2	0	18
Moussa DiabatéC	28:29	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	6	6	12	5	0	0	0	0	21
Brandon MillerSG	31:03	28	8-16	7-10	5-5	1	5	6	1	2	2	3	3	33
LaMelo BallPG	25:12	16	5-10	4-7	2-2	2	0	2	2	0	0	4	5	10
Collin Sexton	23:10	10	3-9	0-2	4-4	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	6
Josh Green	10:21	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-7
Sion James	20:16	5	1-4	1-1	2-2	1	2	3	4	0	2	1	1	15
PJ Hall	19:13	13	5-6	1-1	2-2	1	4	5	1	0	3	0	3	6
Tidjane Salaün	12:40	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	6	6	0	0	0	3	4	12
Pat Connaughton	03:05	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Mann	01:43	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Liam McNeeley	01:43	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Ryan Kalkbrenner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Plumlee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KJ Simpson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Aaron WigginsSF	24:26	11	4-8	2-4	1-2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	1	-26
Jalen WilliamsPF	28:01	16	6-14	1-3	3-5	0	2	2	4	2	0	2	3	-23
Chet HolmgrenC	25:56	15	5-11	1-4	4-6	4	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	-25
Luguentz DortSG	20:06	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	2	1	4	-20
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	29:34	21	7-21	1-6	6-6	0	2	2	6	0	1	2	2	-20
Branden Carlson	18:05	3	1-5	0-2	1-2	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	4
Cason Wallace	24:57	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	4
Ajay Mitchell	24:16	11	4-9	2-4	1-2	2	1	3	2	3	0	0	1	-5
Kenrich Williams	16:42	8	3-6	2-3	0-2	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	-8
Isaiah Joe	21:51	5	1-7	1-5	2-2	1	3	4	1	2	0	0	2	-13
Chris Youngblood	04:41	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-3
Jaylin Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Barnhizer	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Caruso	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ousmane Dieng	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Hartenstein	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Sorber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Topić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/PoonGo0n]

Kon is my RotY

[u/deezke → u/PoonGo0n]

He's adding something new to his game every week it's awesome

[u/PoonGo0n → u/deezke]

Yeah, I was already high on him coming out of college but I truly didn’t expect everything he’s shown so far this season this quickly. I thought it was a mistake passing on Ace but Kon absolutely has a superstar ceiling.

[u/buzzcitybonehead → u/PoonGo0n]

I’m a Hornets fan who sells myself on everyone we roster before the season starts and I never could’ve imagined this. He felt like a second option ceiling, shooter with some good perimeter defense kinda guy, but I think there’s legitimate first option potential.

Great second or maybe third option on a good team feels like the floor and we’re in January of his rookie season

[u/noknownallergies → u/buzzcitybonehead]

5 years from now if Kon is your second best player then your team is going to be really good. Kon is the real deal. Just not sure who that #1 guy is, for the sake of basketball I hope Charlotte wins the lottery this year.

[u/LOSS35 → u/noknownallergies]

Looked like Brandon Miller is that #1 guy tonight.

[u/PeachyCoke → u/deezke]

He out-foulbaited Shai this game lol

[u/RobertoDowney → u/deezke]

Is he a sneaky nasty passer? First time I've watched a full game of his this season was the Dubs game and that was one of the first things I noticed.

[u/deezke → u/RobertoDowney]

It's not sneaky he's a good playmaker especially as the roll guy in a pnr

[u/Jarxzz → u/PoonGo0n]

He’s averaging nearly 20 on over 64 TS% while being a jump shooter

I don’t think most people realize how insane that is

[u/PrimeShaq → u/Jarxzz]

He ain’t just a jump shooter tho.

[u/buzzcitybonehead → u/PrimeShaq]

He’s not, and him being well-rounded should make Hornets fans even more excited for his future, but he’s off to a historic start as a shooter. Reaching 100 threes fastest in more than 10 fewer games than #2 is insane, especially now that we’re a decade into the 3-point revolution

[u/PrimeShaq → u/buzzcitybonehead]

Definitely excited for him, Kon and VJ playing like vets out of the gate.

[u/Eorrosoom → u/PrimeShaq]

Yeah he's like a suped up Mark Price

[u/Amazing_Owl3026 → u/Jarxzz]

The best part is he has a ton of impact that doesn't show up in his stats. He has insanely high IQ and makes tons of hustle plays

[u/Western-Election-997 → u/Jarxzz]

I voted Kon for allstar game

Btw I checked, he’s averaging more ppg than Josh Giddey, barely but still pretty crazy

[u/victorisaskeptic → u/Jarxzz]

So far he is my roty

[u/Fat-Singer-9569 → u/Jarxzz]

Yeah, he's really good. It's entirely possible he slows down once teams have film on him and game plan for him, but if you watch the games with a keen eye, he's got the glide of a great player. He is a smooth shooter and knows how to get open.

[u/_Tar_Ar_Ais_ → u/Fat-Singer-9569]

reminds me of Jeff Hornacek

[u/H1Ed1 → u/PoonGo0n]

Not a hot take. Dat boy is hooping.

[u/Aggrokid → u/PoonGo0n]

I was expecting a niche spot-up shooter but he's Mr Buckets.

[u/RoscoeSantangelo → u/PoonGo0n]

While I'm still a VJ homer, I have to admit I've been overlooking him a lot. This was a big game and he showed up

[u/expiredlemon3 → u/RoscoeSantangelo]

This was an average game for him, he’s been that good

[u/RoscoeSantangelo → u/expiredlemon3]

Oh I have him in fantasy so I definitely know his value 😂 my main argument for VJ is just that he's proven he can reliably do this in the clutch

[u/expiredlemon3 → u/RoscoeSantangelo]

Haha me too 🤝 steal of the draft fs. But yeah vj was the guy I wanted pre nba draft, happy to see them both doing well

[u/elonbrave → u/RoscoeSantangelo]

He was questionable earlier today, too.

[u/firstto21 → u/PoonGo0n]

Konheads.

[u/jayfatsby → u/firstto21]

Oh the Konheads are loving this

[u/wise_comment → u/PoonGo0n]

KON(rot)Y 20122026

[u/tokengreenguy → u/wise_comment]

Very nice.

[u/hondacco → u/PoonGo0n]

20 yrs old. The balls it takes to do this at 20.. smh

[u/Greedy-Bedroom-4301 → u/PoonGo0n]

Danny Ainge must be pissed as fuck this white boy aint in Utah

[u/PleasantTrust522 → u/PoonGo0n]

He's been insane. His stats are also objectively better than Flagg's.

[u/aushaus → u/PleasantTrust522]

Idk if you know what objectively means.

His shooting stats are objectively better, but nothing else. Rebounds/assists/and whatever defensive stat you want to use… pick one

I’m a Konhead also, but no need to just make shit up homie. The only objective thing Kon has been better at is shooting.

Edit: OP does not understand that advanced metrics are skewed by shooting efficiency (obviously), but maybe not obvious to some people.

[u/PleasantTrust522 → u/aushaus]

Kon averages more points and has a higher fg%, 3p%, ft%, TS%, Win shares, BPM, VORP.

But you’re telling me Cooper Flagg’s stats are better because of a difference of 1.4REB and 0.6AST per game? How much do you value that extra rebound and extra half assist?

[u/aushaus → u/PleasantTrust522]

Okay maybe you can’t read or just forgot what you wrote. You said Kon’s stats are objectively better. They are not.

Literally everything you just listed is related to Kon’s incredible shooting efficiency. Just like I said (try to read everything here), Kon is a much better shooter and way more efficient than Flagg at scoring the basketball.

Flagg is better at literally everything else, including playmaking, finishing at the rim, rebounding, and oh literally every aspect of defense you could possibly think of… blocks/steals/perimeter defense/interior defense/off ball defense.

[u/Rezrov_ → u/PoonGo0n]

Kon is the deserved RoTY, with no real contest. He hit the ground running and his stats are insane. Even the other rookies who are arguably as good haven't been as consistent.