Playing the first night of the final back-to-back of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their worst loss of the season to the short-handed Charlotte Hornets, 137-134, on Tuesday.
The problem wasn’t the offense. The Thunder had a trio of 30-point scorers: Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe. That is amazing production with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out due to an ankle sprain.
The problem was the defense. P.J. Washington scored a career-high 43 points, including 22 in the fourth quarter, on 16-of-24 shooting.
Let’s look at some of the best photos from the Thunder’s three-point loss to the Hornets.