Thunder 140, Hawks 129: The Day After Report

Photo via Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder scored 140 points, won by double digits, and this one wasn't the most fun to watch, I'm going to be honest.

Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, and Kristaps Porzingis, and still absolutely lit up the Thunder's vaunted defense. A big reason was "they just got hot, man". Like what do you say when Nickeil Alexander-Walker nails a desperation 44-foot heave at the buzzer (while being defended well by Alex Caruso).

The Hawks ended up taking 54 threes and converted 25 to shoot 46% from beyond the arc (that's 46% for you math nerds). At the same time, Atlanta managed the turnover margin (16 for ATL, 14 for OKC) and limited OKC's ability to score…