The Oklahoma City Thunder fall to the Charlotte Hornets, 121-98. It seems like the Thunder are in a funk as this is the second straight blowout loss for them. The Thunder lost by 22 points to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. While the Thunder’s record and peripheral stats are poor, the team has done a good job at keeping games respectable and making the opposition earn wins against them. But as the Thunder has gone 2-11 in its last 13 games, it appears that the losses are starting to come down hard on the team with these two most recent performances.
With all that said, there are still a few positives to take away from this blowout loss. The first one being just how well Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey played despite the loss. Gilgeous-Alexander and Giddey combined for 50 points. Easily the two most important players in the franchise, it’s a nice consolation prize that the 23-point loss is due to the rest of the roster and not because of its top two most prized possessions. Let’s take a look at player grades.