⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-6 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 11:07 · WSH 92-71 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 7:18 · WSH 62-54 OKC
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
