Game ID: 22400100
Atlanta Hawks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 23 34 32 39 128ATL 27 31 28 18 104
ATL @ OKC ScoutingATL @ 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.
OKC availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' rest
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OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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ATL availability going into 10/23 · season opener
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ATL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
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ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 20 min (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 23 min (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 23 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (152% of 13)
ATL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (184% of 13)
ATL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 25 min (73% of 34)
OUT Hunter missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 13 min since (65% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (192% of 13)
NEW Mathews 18 to 23 min over the last 5
10/24 @ DEN 102-87 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-87. OKC shot 43% (43 of 101) to DEN's 36%, 8 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Holmgren added 25, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q3, 27-17: a lead of 7 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/26 @ CHI 114-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 114-95. OKC shot 42% (45 of 107) to CHI's 35%, 8 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to CHI's 26. Williams led with 24 (10 of 22, 1 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: a lead of 5 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/27 vs ATL 128-104 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-104. OKC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to ATL's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (11 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 25, Williams 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-18: a lead of 3 became 24. OKC trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-46. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-5 and the defense, OKC allowing 99 a night to the Clippers' 111. Call it OKC 112, the Clippers 107.
11/04 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Suggs at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (2 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Orlando's 114 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it OKC 116, Orlando 100, OKC by 16.
10/23 vs BKN 120-116 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-116. ATL shot 49% (39 of 80) to BKN's 44%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 46 times to BKN's 25 — 33 points from the stripe to their 19. Young led with 30 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Okongwu added 28, Daniels 15. The hinge was Q1, 30-24: from level to 6 ahead. ATL trailed 51-55 at the half and won the second half 69-61. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/25 vs CHA 125-120 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-120. ATL shot 48% (39 of 81) to CHA's 39%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CHA's 31 — 33 points from the stripe to their 25. The glass went 39-53 against them. Young led with 38 (11 of 24, 5 of 14 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Hunter added 24, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-16: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15.
10/27 @ OKC 104-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 104-128. ATL shot 40% (36 of 91) to OKC's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. ATL turned it over 19 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 13 steals. Young led with 24 (7 of 14, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Okongwu added 14, Mathews 14. Q1 was theirs, 27-23, but the other 3 periods went 105-77 against them. They led by as many as 10. Daniels's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without McCollum (2 straight), Murray (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Daniels (2 straight), Hunter (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it New Orleans 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLCC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
OKCAC A. Caruso
AD A. Ducas
AF A. Flagler
AM A. Mitchell
AR A. Reese
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
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
Gilgeous-Alexander's 35 points help Thunder pull away for 128-104 win over Hawks
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-104 on Sunday night in a matchup of teams that had won their first two games.
Gilgeous-Alexander fell just short of what would have been his third career triple-double.
Chet Holmgren had 25 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and Jalen Williams added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City outscored Atlanta 39-18 in the fourth quarter. The Thunder made 14 of 23 field goals in the final period while Atlanta made 6 of 20.
Trae Young had 24 points and eight assists for the Hawks. He only attempted 14 shots while being harassed by Oklahoma City’s guards. He had at least 30 points and 10 assists in each of his first two games.
Zaccharie Risacher , the French forward who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, had 13 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes for Atlanta
Takeaw ays Hawks: Young's teammates couldn't get going either. Atlanta's No. 2 scorer behind Young was Garrison Mathews with 14 points.
Thunder: Oklahoma City never lost confidence. The Thunder trailed 58-50 with 55 seconds left in the first half before scoring the final seven points of the second quarter, including a putback by Williams at the buzzer to trim the deficit to 58-57 at the break.
Key moment Atlanta led 92-91 in the fourth quarter before Oklahoma City went on a 13-0 run, including six points from Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder held the Hawks scoreless for more than three minutes during that stretch to take control for good.
Key stat Oklahoma City was 28 for 49 inside the 3-point line. Once the Thunder established themselves attacking the basket, they started knocking down 3s.
Up next The Hawks host Washington on Monday and the Thunder host San Antonio on Wednesday.