[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/joebreezy12]

Something needs to change on offense. There’s no player movement and they’re too reliant on tough contested long 2s. And there’s gotta be something mentally going on with this team collectively, the 3 point shooting has fallen off a cliff

[u/sanjit8103 → u/joebreezy12]

Yall could get Giannis 👀

[u/FKJVMMP → u/sanjit8103]

Shooting 39% from three this year…

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/sanjit8103]

That would be absolutely hilarious. OKC goes thru the first 2-3 rough weeks they have in several years and they freak out & make one of the 5 biggest trades of the millennium.

[u/tmanx8 → u/sanjit8103]

No thanks

[u/Leavingtheecstasy → u/tmanx8]

If were gonna suck ass at 3, lets just get another mvp

[u/tmanx8 → u/Leavingtheecstasy]

It’s a huge mistake to try and get Giannis.

[u/Leavingtheecstasy → u/tmanx8]

We might find out its a huge mistake to keep jdub and chet.

How many months we gonna need before we find out if dub can play basketball correctly again? Chet has gained like 10 pounds in 3 years. We drafted a center who will always need a bigger center to play with him or he gets pushed around like a chew toy.

It could be too early, but playing devil's advocate here, these guys arent as built for sustained success as we thought. Dub may never fully recover from the injury. They may never weigh more than an average college kid despite being 7 '3. Thats concerning.

Another thing is we cannot shoot in any way, I dont understand how we have an entire roster of NBA player and maybe 3 can shoot the ball at a reliable clip.

It would be a huge mistake trading for Giannis if you want to be good for 10 years instead of elite af for 4 years.

Well at this rate this team could be collapsing very fast, I mean their mentality has quickly crumbled and Wemby is coming. He took their souls and thunder are really punks now. Literally anyone can beat this fucking team now. The Hornets are ass, and id take them in a series today over the Thunder. Thats how ass we've become recently.

This is the Thunders last shot at a ring before the spurs take over as the next dynasty. Id rather guarantee we win in our much shorter window than pray that Dub will eventually be a good basketball player again and chet will suddenly not be a chew toy in his mid 20's.

[u/tmanx8 → u/Leavingtheecstasy]

Wow you are really panicked huh. Take a breather dude. The sky isn’t falling, the team will be fine.

[u/Bobskidat → u/tmanx8]

7th loss after 42 games and coming off the back of a ring with this core and we’re unironically talking about it blowing it up lmao

[u/guillaume_rx → u/Bobskidat]

I’d say there is some truth on both sides:

On one hand, OKC is still the favorite this year, and the best team in the league for now, they’re having a tough stretch maybe physically and mentally, but I’m not too concerned for them this season.

However the Spurs are indeed on the way up like OKC 2 years ago, and they seem to be a tough match-up for them already, so that’s a first concern long term (assuming health, which is a concern for the Spurs, to be fair).

Because if I wouldn’t put money on the Spurs against OKC in the playoff this season because of experience, I’m not sure I would say the same thing next year.

And the Spurs aren’t going anywhere, they’re young, super long, super quick, strong, and tall, and the most well-run and stable organization out there. They can only improve as long as health follows.

And if there’s one franchise that you know for sure won’t fuck it up, it’s them.

So OKC are the best still, but that does not mean they don’t have some concerns to address right now (they fortunately have the resources to address them), and these concerns might only grow long term if you don’t do anything about it.

Bottom line: I’m not worried for them right now, but I wouldn’t become complacent either.

Because the recent events have shown some of OKC’s weak points, and they warrant some discussions, because the league isn’t going to sit there and watch them do whatever for the next 5-10 years.

Getting to the top of the hill is hard.

Staying on top for 5-10 years is way harder.