⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+10Q131-21
-2Q228-26
-5Q322-27
+3Q430-27
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
Key battles
52%Three-point accuracy29%
11Threes made5
12Steals7
2Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:28 · OKC 52-39 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 3:46 · OKC 96-90 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
