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Brandon Miller scored 28 points as the Charlotte Frelons dizzy NBA leaders Oklahoma City Thunder with a 124-97 victory Monday night.
Kon Knueppel added 23 points for Charlotte, which had lost three of its previous four games before handing Oklahoma City its heaviest loss of the season.
The Thunder finished with a season-low point total and failed to score 100 points for the first time in the 2025-26 campaign.
It was also Oklahoma City’s first loss to a team that entered the game with a losing record since November 19, 2024. The Thunder had won 45 straight games against teams below .500 and were 50-2 in those matchups over the previous two seasons.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points to extend his streak to 108 consecutive games with at least 20 points, the second-longest streak in NBA history.
However, he made just seven of 21 shots from the field, his lowest shooting percentage of the season.
Although he’s often absent from fourth quarters because the Thunder lead comfortably, he didn’t play in the final period this time around because Oklahoma City was trailing by a wide margin.
Gilgeous-Alexander has now shot below 40% from the field in consecutive games for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
The loss marked Oklahoma City’s second straight loss and only its second home loss of the season. The defending champions started the campaign 24-1 but have now fallen to 30-7.
Charlotte took a 21-9 lead before Oklahoma City rallied to tie the game at 33 late in the first quarter, aided by 10 points from Ajay Mitchell off the bench.
The Hornets regained control in the second quarter and led 67-50 at halftime, with Miller scoring 19 points before the break.
Oklahoma City struggled at the free throw line, making just eight of 15 attempts in the first half, while Gilgeous-Alexander was held to nine points on three of 12 shooting.
Early in the third quarter, LaMelo Ball produced a highlight by stopping the ball from going out of bounds before hitting a tough shot from the corner to extend Charlotte’s lead to 74-55.
Miller’s three-pointer at the buzzer extended the Hornets’ advantage to 99-71 late in the third quarter, and Charlotte remained in control for the rest of the game.
