Charlotte Hornets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK | Game ID: 22401017
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 34 32 37 38 141CHA 14 35 27 30 106
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 and Thunder with 5th straight, 141-106 over Hornets
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth in a row, 141-106 over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s top scorer at 33.0 points per game, returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday night's lopsided win against Philadelphia. He made 13 of 18 shots to go with six rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter.
Chet Holmgren added 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City, which clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season when Milwaukee beat the Lakers on Thursday.
Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who played without injured starters Lu Dort and Jalen Williams . Oklahoma City led 66-49 at halftime after Kenrich Williams banked in a 29-foot shot at the buzzer, and 103-76 after three quarters.
Miles Bridges scored 20 points and Nick Smith Jr . added 14 for Charlotte, which played without injured starters LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Mark Williams (foot).
Ball and Williams combined for 44 points the night before in a win over the New York Knicks . The Hornets have lost six games by 30 or more points in the last month.
Takeaways Hornets: Charlotte relied on the long ball to keep this one close until the third quarter, connecting on 19 of 41 from 3-point range (46.3%).
Thunder: Oklahoma City's depth helped the team surpass last season's win total and improve to 26-1 against the East.
Key moment Charlotte pulled within 75-65 on a 3-pointer by DaQuan Jeffries . Following a timeout, Oklahoma City responded with a 20-3 run to make it 95-68 with 3:37 left in the third.
Key stat Oklahoma City outscored the Hornets 64-26 in the paint.
Up next The Hornets visit Miami on Sunday night, and the Thunder visit the Clippers the same day.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrJeNuSi 3 2 -5 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1
CHA Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
in Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJeJrNuSi 4 4 -3 2 6 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
CHA Green, Jeffries, Moore Jr., Nurkić, Simpson
in Moore Jr.
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDiGiJrJr 4 2 -9 1 7 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
CHA Curry, Diabaté, Gibson, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
in Curry, Diabaté, Gibson, Smith Jr.
out Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrCuGiSiJr 2 6 -3 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
CHA Bridges, Curry, Gibson, Simpson, Smith Jr.
in Bridges, Simpson
out Diabaté, Moore Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrJeNuSi 3 9 -4 3 6 50 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
CHA Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
in Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
out Curry, Gibson, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJeJrNuSi 2 6 +5 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
CHA Bridges, Jeffries, Moore Jr., Nurkić, Simpson
in Moore Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JeJrNuSiJr 1 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Jeffries, Moore Jr., Nurkić, Simpson, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDiGrJrJr 2 5 -1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
CHA Curry, Diabaté, Green, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
in Curry, Diabaté, Green
out Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrCuDiGrJr 3 10 +2 4 6 67 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1
CHA Bridges, Curry, Diabaté, Green, Smith Jr.
in Bridges
out Moore Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrJeNuSi 6 16 -3 5 9 56 4 7 57 2 2 100 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 0
CHA Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
in Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
out Curry, Diabaté, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrCuDiJrJr 1 0 -6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHA Bridges, Curry, Diabaté, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
in Curry, Diabaté, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
out Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDiJeJrJr 5 11 -1 5 11 45 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 0 1 1 2
CHA Curry, Diabaté, Jeffries, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
in Jeffries
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrCuGrNuSi 5 12 -2 4 7 57 1 4 25 3 3 100 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Curry, Green, Nurkić, Simpson
in Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Simpson
out Diabaté, Jeffries, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiGiJrSiJr 6 14 -4 6 11 55 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 1
CHA Diabaté, Gibson, Moore Jr., Simpson, Smith Jr.
in Diabaté, Gibson, Moore Jr., Smith Jr.
out Bridges, Curry, Green, Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHaHoWaWi 6 14 +8 6 15 40 2 3 67 0 2 0 3 5 8 2 2 0 1 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wallace, Wiggins
in Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wallace, Wiggins
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiWiWaWi :53 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, K. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in J. Williams, K. Williams
out Hartenstein, Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiWiWiWi 3 11 +9 4 5 80 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, K. Williams, Wiggins
in Caruso
out Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiWiJoWi 2 9 +3 3 5 60 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, Joe, K. Williams
in Joe
out Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaHoJoWi :55 4 +4 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Joe, K. Williams
in Hartenstein, Holmgren
out Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaHoJoWa 5 12 -8 4 8 50 1 4 25 3 4 75 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 1
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Joe, Wallace
in Wallace
out K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiJoWiWa 2 5 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, Joe, K. Williams, Wallace
in Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, K. Williams
out Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiJoWiWi :52 3 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, Joe, K. Williams, Wiggins
in Wiggins
out Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWiWi 3 8 -2 3 5 60 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, K. Williams, Wiggins
in Holmgren
out Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHaHoWaWi 8 29 +10 13 21 62 3 5 60 0 1 0 3 8 11 8 2 2 0 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wallace, Wiggins
in Hartenstein, Wallace
out J. Williams, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaHoJo 4 8 0 4 7 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Joe
in Caruso, Joe
out Wallace, Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
WiJoWiWaWi 3 11 +1 4 8 50 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3
OKC J. Williams, Joe, K. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in J. Williams, K. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
out Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
WiJoJoWiWi 2 4 +2 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
OKC J. Williams, Joe, Jones, K. Williams, Wiggins
in Jones
out Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDuFlWiJo 6 18 +4 7 11 64 4 7 57 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 0
OKC Carlson, Ducas, Flagler, J. Williams, Jones
in Carlson, Ducas, Flagler
out Joe, K. Williams, Wiggins
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHADJ D. Jeffries
JG J. Green
JN J. Nurkić
KS K. Simpson
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NS N. Smith Jr.
NU Nurkic
SC S. Curry
TG T. Gibson
WM W. Moore Jr.
OKCAC A. Caruso
AD A. Ducas
AF A. Flagler
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
CHA/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
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