⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Art Long made Layup. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Q4 2:09 · OKC 95-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · OKC 95-100 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:49 · OKC 9-11 WSH
- Go-ahead
Christian Laettner made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:43 · OKC 95-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrone Nesby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:41 · OKC 91-87 WSH
- Missed FT
Courtney Alexander missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · OKC 96-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |








