Charlotte Hornets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Jan 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	33	34	32	25	124
OKC	33	17	21	26	97

Game Recap

Charlotte defeats Oklahoma City, 124-97. OKC is now 6-6 in their last 12 games (since Dec. 13) after a 24-1 start.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	27	8-13	5-7	2-3	5	5	1	0	5	4	+15	23
0Miles BridgesPF	33	6-12	0-6	5-5	11	4	0	1	2	0	+18	17
14Moussa DiabateC	28	4-5	0-0	1-2	12	5	0	0	0	0	+21	9
24Brandon MillerSG	31	8-16	7-10	5-5	6	1	2	2	3	3	+33	28
1LaMelo BallPG	25	5-10	4-7	2-2	2	2	0	0	4	5	+10	16
8Collin Sexton	23	3-9	0-2	4-4	1	1	1	0	2	2	+6	10
10Josh Green	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-7	0
4Sion James	20	1-3	1-1	2-2	3	4	0	2	2	1	+15	5
16PJ Hall	19	5-6	1-1	2-2	5	1	0	2	0	3	+6	13
31Tidjane Salaun	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	3	4	+12	0
21Pat Connaughton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Liam McNeeley	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	3
23Tre Mann	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
TOTAL	-	41-7753.2%	19-3751.4%	23-2592.0%	52	25	4	7	21	23	-	124

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Aaron WigginsSF	24	4-8	2-4	1-2	2	0	2	2	0	1	-26	11
8Jalen WilliamsPF	28	6-14	1-3	3-5	2	4	2	0	2	3	-23	16
7Chet HolmgrenC	25	5-11	1-4	4-6	6	2	0	0	0	0	-25	15
5Luguentz DortSG	20	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	2	1	4	-20	5
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	29	7-21	1-6	6-6	2	6	0	1	2	2	-20	21
15Branden Carlson	18	1-5	0-2	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	+4	3
22Cason Wallace	24	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	2	0	+4	2
25Ajay Mitchell	24	4-9	2-4	1-2	3	2	3	0	0	1	-5	11
34Kenrich Williams	16	3-6	2-3	0-2	3	2	2	0	0	0	-8	8
11Isaiah Joe	22	1-7	1-5	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	2	-13	5
3Chris Youngblood	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-3	0
6Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	34-9336.6%	11-3928.2%	18-2766.7%	33	18	14	5	7	14	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAOKC

(11:55) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Diabate: Tip to Wiggins
+2 (11:46) Holmgren 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:28) Knueppel 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
22
+3 (11:07) Dort 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
25
(10:54) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:54) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
(10:49) MISS Dort 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:45) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:36) MISS Miller 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:34) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:32) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:27) Knueppel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
55
+2 (10:03) Holmgren 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
57
+3 (9:54) Miller 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
87
(9:32) MISS Holmgren 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:31) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:23) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 13' Jump Shot
(9:19) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:09) Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Knueppel 2 AST)
117
(8:56) Gilgeous-Alexander Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:56) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
(8:54) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (8:54) Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
127
+1 (8:54) Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
137
(8:34) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:31) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:25) Knueppel 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
167
(8:11) Jal. Williams Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:52) Dort S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(7:52) MISS Diabate Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:52) Hornets Rebound
(7:52) Lane
+1 (7:52) Diabate Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
177
+2 (7:38) Jal. Williams 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Holmgren 1 AST)
179
(7:20) Holmgren Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Mitchell)
(7:16) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (7:16) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
189
+1 (7:16) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
199
(7:09) MISS Jal. Williams 4' Driving Layup
(7:07) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:56) MISS Ball 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:56) Dort BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:53) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:39) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:19) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(6:16) Diabate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:16) Diabate 1' Putback Dunk (3 PTS)
219
(5:56) MISS Jal. Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(5:53) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:49) MISS Knueppel 1' Running Reverse Layup
(5:48) Diabate REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:42) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:42) Jal. Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(5:42) Jal. Williams Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:42) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:30) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:30) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:16) Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
2112
+2 (5:03) Sexton 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2312
+2 (4:54) Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2314
(4:40) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:30) Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2317
+2 (4:16) Sexton 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2517
(4:16) Carlson Violation:Defensive Goaltending (P.Ransom)
(4:09) Green S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (4:09) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2518
+1 (4:09) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2519
(3:52) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:50) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:41) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
2521
(3:41) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:25) Bridges 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2721
(3:25) Carlson Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Mitchell)
+3 (3:15) K. Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
2724
+2 (2:45) Bridges 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2924
+2 (2:33) Gilgeous-Alexander 10' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
2926
(2:21) Sexton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:21) K. Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:11) Carlson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 4 AST)
2928
(1:56) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:53) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:44) MISS Carlson 2' Alley Oop Dunk
(1:44) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:42) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:39) MISS James 9' Running Layup
(1:39) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS James 1' Putback Layup
(1:36) Hall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:31) Hall Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3128
+3 (1:15) Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3131
+2 (1:04) Bridges 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
3331
(0:46) Wallace Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:46) Sexton STEAL (1 STL)
(0:32) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Carlson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:10) MISS Carlson 3PT Jump Shot
(0:07) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (0:01) Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
3333
(0:00) HORNETS Heave
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

OKC

124Points97

41-77(53.2%)Field Goal(%)34-93(36.6%)

19-37(51.4%)3-Point(%)11-39(28.2%)

23-25(92.0%)Free Throw(%)18-27(66.7%)

52(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(13)

25Assists18

4Steals14

7Blocks5

21Turnovers7

23Fouls14

42Pts In The Paint44

7Fast Break Pts7

8Pts Off Turnovers29

31Bench Pts29

30Largest Lead3

Game Details

Monday, January 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)