NewsOK.com · Dec 2, 2019
Why Thunder ranks last in NBA in offensive rebounding
NEW ORLEANS — Josh Hart blocked Steven Adams inside the restricted area, but Adams stooped, collected his miss and flipped in an easy hook shot.
It was a routine play, but one that gave the Thunder a comfortable eight-point lead in the final minute of its eventual 107-104 win against the Pelicans on Sunday.
Recovering one’s own blocked shot isn’t the most elegant of offensive rebounds, but it counted just the same in a category where the Thunder lags well behind the rest of the league.
Oklahoma City ranks 30th, last in the NBA, in offensive rebounds per game (7.8). It collected only five of them Sunday in New Orleans.