
“Obviously, we had our moments tonight, but certainly didn’t string together enough in order to earn the win," Daigneault said. James Harden struggled from the floor but still contributed 13 points (4-for-16 FGs), seven rebounds, nine assists, three steals, one block and five turnovers. He averaged 9.8 points on 58.9 shooting and 7.6. 1, and he appears locked in from deep, sinking threes at a 43.8 percent clip over nine February appearances. Oklahoma City tied the game at 129 on an acrobatic layup by Williams with just over two minutes to play, and it was close the rest of the way. The only redeemable part of the James Harden trade, Steven Adams provided the Thunder with seven seasons of quality starting center minutes. Thursday marked Hardens most made triples since Feb. The Thunder responded with a 7-0 run, with six of the points coming from Lu Dort, to stay in the game. Maledon hit a 3-pointer with six minutes left to give Charlotte a 123-110 lead.
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Former Thunder guard Theo Maledon scored, was fouled and made the free throw to put Charlotte ahead, 104-103, with just under 10 minutes to play. Oklahoma City took a 99-93 lead into the fourth, but the Hornets battled back. Joe hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the second quarter to give the Thunder a 68-57 lead.

The Hornets were coming off two wins over the Dallas Mavericks, who also need victories to get into the Western Conference playoffs. “We've got to look in the mirror on that.” “I was most disappointed in our defense, especially in the second half, really from the first five minutes all the way through,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.
