⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 16-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 2:47 · WSH 54-37 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:43 · WSH 46-37 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:03 · WSH 85-78 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
