Game ID: 22300467
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Atlanta Hawks
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 39 37 40 25 141OKC 25 34 44 35 138
ATL vs OKC ScoutingATL vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (81% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 14 since 11/26, returns tonight: 29 min (87% of 34)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 11)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (109% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 11 min (106% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 29 min since (87% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 4 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 12/18, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (110% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 5 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 14 min (131% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 6 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 5 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 29 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 9 min since (82% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/29 after 2, 10 min since (92% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 7 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 6 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 30 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 4 since 12/29, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 12)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 11 min since (98% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 8 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 7 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 31 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 31 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 6 min (58% of 11)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Matthews back 1/07 after 4, 8 min since (74% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 1/03 after 2, 14 min since (132% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 9 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 8 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 32 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 32 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 13 min since (87% of 15)
BACK Matthews back 1/07 after 4, 8 min since (74% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 1/03 after 2, 16 min since (144% of 11)
BACK Mills back 1/10 after 3, 6 min since (58% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backBACK Micić back 12/18 after 2, 12 min since (97% of 12)
OKC availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Micić back 12/18 after 2, 12 min since (97% of 12)
OKC availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Micić back 12/26 after 2, 15 min since (124% of 12)
OKC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Micić back 12/26 after 2, 14 min since (117% of 12)
OKC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Micić back 12/26 after 2, 13 min since (110% of 12)
OKC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/08 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 9 since 12/26, returns tonight: 23 min (225% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Hunter (5 straight), Krejčí (4 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 45 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it OKC 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/23 vs MEM 119-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-125. ATL shot 47% (45 of 96) to MEM's 52%, 13 of 43 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Young led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Murray added 26, Capela 20. Q1 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. They led by as many as 12. Lundy's -9 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 @ CHI 113-118 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-118. ATL shot 46% (41 of 89) to CHI's 46%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CHI's 31. ATL turned it over 15 times to CHI's 8, and CHI turned those into 10 steals. Bogdanović led with 22 (8 of 21, 3 of 12 from three); Young added 21, Murray 17. Q2 was theirs, 39-22, turning a 11-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Johnson's -9 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs SAC 110-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-117. ATL shot 39% (37 of 94) to SAC's 52%, 15 of 43 from three, and went to the line 25 times to SAC's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 51-38 for them. Young led with 24 (7 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Murray added 18, Johnson 16. Q1 was theirs, 36-23, but the other 3 periods went 94-74 against them. They led by as many as 23. Bogdanović's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/31 @ WAS 130-126 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-126. ATL shot 49% (47 of 95) to WAS's 47%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 58-42 for them. Young led with 40 (11 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 14 of 19 at the line); Murray added 32, Johnson 24. The hinge was Q2, 42-28: ATL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/03 vs OKC 141-138 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-138. ATL shot 51% (48 of 95) to OKC's 55%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 33 times to OKC's 26 — 31 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 49-37 for them. Johnson led with 28 (11 of 18, 2 of 4 from three); Young added 24, Bogdanović 23. The hinge was Q1, 39-25: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/05 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hunter (6 straight), Krejčí (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the defense, Indiana allowing 118 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Indiana 127, Atlanta 121.
1/07 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. Without Fultz (27 straight), Ingles (11 straight), Isaac (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hunter (7 straight), Krejčí (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Orlando allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Orlando 123, Atlanta 118.
1/10 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hunter (8 straight), Krejčí (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Melton (3 straight), Covington (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Atlanta 119, Philadelphia 118, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/12 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 133, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 34 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Murray at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hunter (9 straight), Krejčí (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mathurin at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. Without Sheppard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 34 free throws a game to Indiana's 23 and the defense, Indiana allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 133. Call it Indiana 126, Atlanta 125, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/27 vs NYK 129-120 — OKC notes
OKC won 129-120. OKC shot 54% (49 of 90) to NYK's 50%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 22 times to NYK's 30. OKC turned it over 4 times to NYK's 18. The glass went 27-40 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 36 (13 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 36, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/29 @ DEN 119-93 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-93. OKC shot 51% (46 of 91) to DEN's 42%, 12 of 35 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to DEN's 16. The glass went 51-36 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (14 of 20, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Giddey 12. The hinge was Q3, 34-20: a lead of 6 became 20, and the lead reached 26. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/31 vs BKN 124-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-108. OKC shot 54% (45 of 83) to BKN's 38%, 18 of 33 from three, and got to the line 20 times to BKN's 31. OKC turned it over 13 times to BKN's 6, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 24 (7 of 15, 9 of 9 at the line); Giddey added 20, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q3, 30-23: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 21. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/02 vs BOS 127-123 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-123. OKC shot 53% (48 of 91) to BOS's 46%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BOS's 29. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 36 (14 of 22, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Giddey added 23, Jal. Williams 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-25: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 18. OKC trailed 58-61 at the half and won the second half 69-62. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/03 @ ATL 138-141 — OKC notes
OKC lost 138-141. OKC shot 55% (50 of 91) to ATL's 51%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 26 times to ATL's 33. The glass went 37-49 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (11 of 24, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Wallace 15. Q4 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 116-103 against them. Wallace's -16 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cam. Johnson at 15 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simmons (28 straight), Walker IV (17 straight), Clowney (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 45 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 45 percent from three to Brooklyn's 27 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 120, Brooklyn 114.
1/08 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Avdija at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it OKC 122, Washington 115.
1/10 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Herro at 19 a game. Without Butler III (4 straight), Martin (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 125, shooting 55 percent and 46 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to Miami's 34 and the defense, Miami allowing 112 a night to OKC's 125. Call it OKC 117, Miami 116, Miami keeping it close.
1/11 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 127, shooting 56 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 123, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grant at 18 and Simons at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ayton (8 straight), Walker (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Portland's 34 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 123, Portland 112, OKC by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TF T. Forrest
TY T. Young
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ATL/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jalen Johnson has career-high 28 points as Hawks hold on late, snap Thunder's 5-game winning streak
ATLANTA -- — Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off Oklahoma City 141-138 on Wednesday night, ending the Thunder’s five-game winning streak.
Atlanta opened the game with 11 straight points and never trailed. Trae Young had 24 points and 11 assists, one of four Hawks players who scored more than 20. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 points and Dejounte Murray had 22.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams scored 21.
It was the second straight personal scoring high for Johnson, following his 24 points in a 130-126 win at Washington on Sunday.
“He's going to have more career-high nights,” Young said. “My standard is high for Jalen.”
Gilgeous-Alexander's layup with 48.5 seconds remaining cut Atlanta's lead to 141-136, after the Thunder trailed by double digits most of the game. Following a miss by Murray, Gilgeous-Alexander's basket trimmed the deficit to three.
Isaiah Joe 's last-second 3-pointer from the corner was no good for Oklahoma City.
“We didn't have our best night, obviously, but I thought we stuck together and stayed in it,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “We kind of played on their terms tonight. They outplayed us tonight.”
The Hawks improved to 5-9 at home. They play 10 of 15 games in January at home and hope to build off the win over the Thunder, who are competing for the best record in the Western Conference.
“I think it's huge, especially since we started the new year off with a win,” Johnson said. “I think it was a great start for our team. Hopefully we can get something out of that.”
The Thunder's surge of eight wins in their last nine games included Tuesday night's 127-123 victory over Boston. Oklahoma City ended winning streaks of nine games by the Los Angeles Clippers and six games by Boston during the nine-game stretch.
Johnson scored 12 points in the second quarter, including a jam over 7-foot-1 Chet Holmgren that gave Atlanta a 76-57 lead late in the first half.
In his third season, Johnson has seen his playing time increase dramatically. He had four steals against Oklahoma City to set another career high.
The challenge for Daigneault's team was playing back-to-back nights, including a late-night flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta, before facing the up-tempo Hawks.
Fatigue appeared to be a factor as the Thunder missed their first seven shots from the field and Atlanta scored the first 11 points.
Atlanta's 76-59 halftime lead was built on 19 fast-break points, matching the team's high mark for any half this season.
Clint Capela had a double-double for Atlanta with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Bogdanovic shot 5 for 11 on 3-pointers.