Charlotte Hornets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Oct 9, 2025

FINAL

0-2CharlotteHornets

116

2-1Oklahoma CityThunder

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	21	36	28	31	116
OKC	31	33	36	22	122

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Hornets, 122-116. The Thunder move to 2-1 in the preseason while the Hornets fall to 0-2.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Tre MannSF	22	7-12	4-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	3	-8	18
0Miles BridgesPF	23	2-8	2-4	2-2	7	2	1	1	1	1	-13	8
14Moussa DiabateC	25	5-9	0-0	4-7	7	2	2	0	2	6	+14	14
24Brandon MillerSG	23	3-11	2-6	6-8	1	3	1	0	3	1	-3	14
1LaMelo BallPG	24	5-8	4-6	1-2	5	4	1	0	5	4	-6	15
22Mason Plumlee	8	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-10	4
7Kon Knueppel	24	3-11	1-7	1-1	5	3	0	0	0	0	-5	8
4Sion James	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	1	-8	0
31Tidjane Salaun	28	2-11	0-6	2-3	10	0	1	2	3	4	+9	6
8Collin Sexton	14	5-9	3-5	2-2	1	2	1	0	2	0	-5	15
33Liam McNeeley	10	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	+7	2
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	11	4-6	0-0	0-1	7	0	0	0	1	3	-9	8
25KJ Simpson	8	0-3	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	+5	2
13Drew Peterson	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
41Ibou Badji	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Pat Connaughton	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Spencer Dinwiddie	— did not play —												— did not play —
Eric Dixon	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Antonio Reeves	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9340.9%	16-4337.2%	24-3275.0%	51	21	10	4	19	25	-	116

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	17	3-9	1-5	1-1	3	1	1	0	1	2	+6	8
9Alex CarusoPF	17	4-8	1-4	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	2	+6	11
55Isaiah HartensteinC	18	2-6	0-2	4-6	3	4	0	0	2	1	+5	8
22Cason WallaceSG	22	3-7	0-3	0-0	10	8	3	0	1	0	-1	6
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	19	7-9	2-2	0-0	1	5	1	1	3	1	+1	16
23Brooks Barnhizer	25	2-5	1-2	4-4	3	3	0	0	0	3	+11	9
6Jaylin Williams	22	3-7	0-3	0-1	2	0	1	5	1	2	-5	6
21Aaron Wiggins	22	5-10	2-3	1-1	6	4	1	3	2	3	+4	13
11Isaiah Joe	19	5-8	5-8	4-5	2	0	0	1	1	1	+7	19
13Ousmane Dieng	17	0-6	0-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	3	-6	0
17Malevy Leons	15	4-6	1-2	1-2	4	0	0	2	1	1	+5	10
Chris Youngblood	10	2-3	1-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	4	-3	7
Zack Austin	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
00Jazian Gortman	5	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	+2	7





TOTAL	-	44-9048.9%	15-4334.9%	19-2479.2%	43	30	9	13	16	25	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAOKC

(11:56) Jump Ball Hartenstein vs. Diabate: Tip to Diabate
(11:39) MISS Bridges 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:36) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
+1 (11:27) Hartenstein Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:27) Hartenstein Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:22) Bridges OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Twardoski)
(11:22) Bridges Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:11) MISS Wallace 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) Dort P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(10:56) MISS Diabate 4' Driving Layup
(10:55) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:48) Gilgeous-Alexander 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST)
04
(10:33) Ball Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (10:15) Caruso 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hartenstein 1 AST)
07
(10:08) Miller OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Twardoski)
(10:08) Miller Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:59) Mann S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (9:59) Hartenstein Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
08
+1 (9:59) Hartenstein Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
09
+3 (9:44) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
39
(9:30) MISS Wallace 10' Floating Jump Shot
(9:29) Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:28) MISS Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:17) Diabate 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
59
(9:17) Dort S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Conley)
+1 (9:17) Diabate Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
69
(9:08) Hartenstein OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Tiven)
(9:08) Hartenstein Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:58) Miller Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(8:45) MISS Caruso 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:33) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mann 2 AST)
99
(8:19) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:17) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:10) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:08) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:00) Caruso 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
911
(7:57) Ball OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Twardoski)
(7:57) Ball Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
(7:45) MISS Caruso 2' Jump Shot
(7:45) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:42) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS Hartenstein 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:39) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:36) Caruso P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(7:27) MISS Mann 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:26) THUNDER Rebound
+3 (7:20) Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
914
(7:19) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:01) MISS Mann 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:58) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:42) Caruso 3' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Hartenstein 2 AST)
916
(6:21) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:17) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:09) MISS Hartenstein 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(6:07) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:03) MISS Ball 2' Running Layup
(5:58) Barnhizer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:46) Dort 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
919
(5:39) Ball Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T6)
+2 (5:26) Gilgeous-Alexander 11' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Dort 1 AST)
921
(5:12) MISS Salaun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:10) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:53) Gilgeous-Alexander OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Tiven)
(4:53) Gilgeous-Alexander Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:40) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(4:40) Dort STEAL (1 STL)
(4:35) MISS Barnhizer 1' Layup
(4:35) James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:33) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:28) Sexton 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
1121
(4:13) MISS Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:10) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:54) MISS Salaun 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:51) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(3:35) Dort REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (3:33) Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Barnhizer 1 AST)
1124
(3:23) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:14) THUNDER Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 0 Short 0)
(3:14) MISS Diabate 2' Driving Layup
(3:14) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:14) Hornets Rebound
(3:14) Jump Ball (CC) Williams vs. Diabate: Tip to McNeeley
(3:01) MISS Salaun 3PT Jump Shot
(2:59) Hornets Rebound
(2:57) MISS Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:54) Salaun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:45) Sexton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1424
(2:23) Wiggins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:23) Sexton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:21) Sexton 2' Running Layup (7 PTS)
1624
(2:05) Wiggins Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:05) Salaun STEAL (1 STL)
(2:01) MISS Miller 4' Running Layup
(2:01) Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:01) Hornets Rebound
(1:53) Sexton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
(1:53) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:49) Barnhizer 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
1626
(1:40) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T9)
(1:40) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:23) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Layup (12 PTS)
1628
+3 (1:03) Sexton 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (McNeeley 1 AST)
1928
+3 (0:42) Joe 32' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
1931
(0:32) MISS Miller 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:29) THUNDER Rebound
(0:24) Salaun P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(0:19) MISS Wiggins 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:16) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:02) Barnhizer S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Conley)
+1 (0:02) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2031
+1 (0:02) Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2131
(0:02) Williams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:00) MISS McNeeley 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Joe BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

OKC

116Points122

38-93(40.9%)Field Goal(%)44-90(48.9%)

16-43(37.2%)3-Point(%)15-43(34.9%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

51(14)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

21Assists30

10Steals9

4Blocks13

19Turnovers16

25Fouls25

44Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts8

16Pts Off Turnovers23

47Bench Pts73

0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, October 9, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

capacity: 18,203