⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:14 · OKC 12-4 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Evans Double Technical Foul. Etan Thomas gains possession.
Q3 6:11 · OKC 56-64 WSH
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass
Q4 1:50 · OKC 87-93 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 9:41 · OKC 38-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:08 · OKC 48-56 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:13 · OKC 80-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Nick Collison.
Q4 1:08 · OKC 89-93 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 0:16 · OKC 94-95 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Turnover
Q4 0:16 · OKC 94-95 WSH
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
