A pair of the league’s best scorers match up when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (second, 31.1 points per game) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-5) visit LaMelo Ball (fourth, 30.1) and the Charlotte Hornets (7-23) on December 28, 2024 on NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSOK.

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Thunder vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV Channel: NBA TV, FDSSE, FDSOK
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Thunder Stats Insights

• The Thunder are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 47% the Hornets allow to opponents.
• Oklahoma City has a 9-1 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 47% from the field.
• The Thunder are the 15th-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Hornets sit at fifth.
• The Thunder score just 2.2 more points per game (115.2) than the Hornets allow (113).
• Oklahoma City is 12-4 when scoring more than 113 points.

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Hornets Stats Insights

• The Hornets have shot at a 42.9% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 42.6% shooting opponents of the Thunder have averaged.
• This season, Charlotte has a 6-10 record in games the team collectively shoots over 42.6% from the field.
• The Thunder are the 17th best rebounding team in the league, the Hornets rank second.
• The Hornets’ 106.5 points per game are only three more points than the 103.5 the Thunder give up.
• Charlotte has put together a 6-12 record in games it scores more than 103.5 points.

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Thunder Home & Away Comparison

• The Thunder put up 116.4 points per game in home games, compared to 114.2 points per game in road games, a difference of 2.2 points per contest.
• Oklahoma City is giving up 103.4 points per game this year at home, which is 0.3 fewer points than it is allowing in away games (103.7).
• The Thunder are averaging 13.9 treys per game with a 35.6% shooting percentage from three-point land when playing at home, which is 0.6 more threes and 1.4% points better than they’re averaging in away games (13.3 threes per game, 34.2% three-point percentage).

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Hornets Home & Away Comparison

• In 2024-25 the Hornets are putting up fewer points at home (106.3 per game) than away (106.9). But they also are allowing fewer points at home (110.6) than on the road (115.8).
• Charlotte is allowing fewer points at home (110.6 per game) than away (115.8).
• This year the Hornets are averaging fewer assists at home (23.2 per game) than on the road (24.4).

Thunder Injuries

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