Game ID: 22300155
Atlanta Hawks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Monday, November 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 29 29 38 30 126ATL 28 22 27 40 117
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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.
OKC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restNEW Dieng 10 to 16 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 12 min (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 4 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (159% of 12)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Fernando missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (31% of 15)
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 12)
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
ATL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Mathews missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 10/29 after 2, 5 min since (31% of 15)
BACK Gueye back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 10/29 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Mathews missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
BACK Gueye back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 10/29 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Mathews missed 5 since 10/25, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 15)
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
BACK Gueye back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/04 after 5, 4 min since (24% of 15)
ATL availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/01, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/04 after 5, 4 min since (26% of 15)
ATL availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/09 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/04 after 5, 4 min since (26% of 15)
ATL availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Mathews missed 2 since 11/09, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 13 min (120% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/09 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
ATL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/04 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/14 after 6, 13 min since (120% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 23 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Young at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Fernando (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and OKC minus-6. Call it Atlanta 120, OKC 116, OKC keeping it close.
10/29 vs DEN 95-128 — OKC notes
OKC lost 95-128. OKC shot 41% (37 of 90) to DEN's 60%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 29-48 against them. Holmgren led with 19 (7 of 12, 1 of 4 from three); Williams added 13, Mann 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-28, but the other 3 periods went 100-71 against them. Holmgren's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 vs DET 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-112. OKC shot 53% (44 of 83) to DET's 43%, 13 of 29 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (11 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Giddey added 21, Williams 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/01 vs NOP 106-110 — OKC notes
OKC lost 106-110. OKC shot 43% (38 of 88) to NOP's 39%, 7 of 34 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 20 (8 of 20, 0 of 5 from three); Holmgren added 19, Williams 18. Q1 was theirs, 33-14, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. They led by as many as 22. Dieng's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs GSW 139-141 — OKC notes
OKC lost 139-141. OKC shot 60% (50 of 83) to GSW's 53%, 15 of 29 from three. Dort led with 29 (9 of 12, 6 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Jal. Williams 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 110-105 against them.
11/06 vs ATL 126-117 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-117. OKC shot 48% (45 of 94) to ATL's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 32. The glass went 49-59 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (11 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Dort 19. The hinge was Q3, 38-27: a lead of 8 became 19. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/08 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and LeVert at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and OKC minus-8 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to OKC's 122. Call it OKC 115, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/10 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Monk at 17 and Sabonis at 16 a game. Without Fox (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 18 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 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/12 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Allen at 15 a game. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8. Call it Phoenix 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
11/14 vs SAS — 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 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 116 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the line, where OKC takes 25 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it OKC 123, San Antonio 113, OKC by 10.
10/29 @ MIL 127-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 127-110. ATL shot 51% (47 of 93) to MIL's 45%, 15 of 37 from three. ATL turned it over 17 times to MIL's 23. Young led with 20 (5 of 14, 3 of 8 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bogdanović added 17, Murray 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-22: a lead of 6 became 21, and the lead reached 31. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
10/30 vs MIN 127-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 127-113. ATL shot 56% (48 of 86) to MIN's 49%, 14 of 30 from three. Murray led with 41 (17 of 24, 3 of 5 from three); Young added 24, Hunter 16. The hinge was Q3, 38-19: ATL came in trailing by 19 and left it level, and the lead reached 19. ATL trailed 60-79 at the half and won the second half 67-34. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/01 vs WAS 130-121 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-121. ATL shot 50% (46 of 92) to WAS's 50%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 14 — 29 points from the stripe to their 9. ATL turned it over 20 times to WAS's 11, and WAS turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 57-35 for them. Murray led with 24 (10 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); Young added 23, Hunter 23. The hinge was Q2, 34-21: ATL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 26. Capela was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/04 @ NOP 123-105 — ATL notes
ATL won 123-105. ATL shot 48% (45 of 93) to NOP's 48%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 52-35 for them. Young led with 22 (7 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 21, Murray 20. The hinge was Q3, 41-23: ATL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 18. ATL trailed 53-60 at the half and won the second half 70-45. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/06 @ OKC 117-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 117-126. ATL took 8 more shots (102 to 94), fed by 25 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to OKC's 48%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to OKC's 23 — 27 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 59-49 for them. Murray led with 29 (7 of 16, 6 of 9 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Young added 22, Bogdanović 17. Q4 was theirs, 40-30, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Young's -18 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ 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 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Carter Jr. (2 straight), Gar. Harris (2 straight), Fultz (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Fernando (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-11 a night and Orlando plus-3. Call it Atlanta 115, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
11/11 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Martin (7 straight), Jović (4 straight), Love (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 27 free throws a game to Miami's 20 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-7 a night and Miami plus-3. Call it Atlanta 118, Miami 112.
11/14 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Hayes at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Mathews (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and Detroit plus-3 and the line, where Atlanta takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 20. Call it Atlanta 117, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
11/15 vs NYK — 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 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fernando (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 10 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it New York 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
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
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
OKC/ATL 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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder ease past Hawks 126-117
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Atlanta Hawks 126-117 on Monday night.
The Thunder's leading scorer sat out Friday against the Golden State Warriors with a sprained left knee. He bounced back quickly, making 11 of 20 shots and getting eight rebounds and six assists.
Gilgeous-Alexander was impressed with the way the Thunder played on offense in the 141-139 loss to Golden State , so he was careful not to disrupt things.
“I just tried to fit in with the group, do what was necessary, and then pick my spots accordingly,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, who has scored at least 30 points in four of his six games. “I feel like we played pretty good basketball last game and wanted to carry it over to this game.”
Jalen Williams scored 21 points, Lu Dort added 19 and Chet Holmgren had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who were coming off losses of four points to New Orleans and two points to the Warriors.
Dejounte Murray scored 29 points for the Hawks, and Trae Young added 22 points and 11 assists not far from the campus where he starred for Oklahoma for a season.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said the Thunder did a solid job against Young, who was 5 of 18 from the field. Dort was the primary defender, and blocked a 3-point attempt from Young with the Thunder up six in the final two minutes.
“I thought there were a couple of plays where the decisions were difficult for him, which is, I think, something that you have to do is keep him on his toes,” Daigneault said. “Don’t give him the same dose of the same defense over and over again, because obviously, he's a savvy player.”
In the second quarter, the 7-foot-1 Holmgren grabbed a rebound for Oklahoma City, then brought the ball up the court on the fast break. He found rookie Cason Wallace with a behind-the-back pass for a layup that put the Thunder ahead 36-30.
Dort was fouled by Young on a desperation 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in the first half. Dort made all three free throws for a 58-50 halftime lead for Oklahoma City. He led the Thunder with 13 points before the break.
In the third, a block by Holmgren started a fast break. Giddey drove and found Gilgeous-Alexander in the corner for a 3-pointer that put the Thunder up 73-62 and led to a Hawks timeout.
Oklahoma City's Isaiah Joe made three 3-pointers in a 50-second span to give his team an 88-73 lead, and the Thunder took a 96-77 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Atlanta was down seven in the final two minutes when Dort blocked a 3-pointer by Young, leading to Gilgeous-Alexander's alley-oop lob to Williams for a dunk and a 118-109 lead.
“It’s not trying to focus on the positive. I guess it is to a degree,” Atlanta coach Quin Snyder said. “The fact that we continued to take our shots, we continued to offensive rebound ... we were down 19 and just scratched and clawed and made it a game late.”