⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 8 points behind 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:27 · OKC 56-50 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 7:37 · OKC 73-56 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 4:47 · OKC 89-92 WSH
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · OKC 91-99 WSH
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball
Q4 1:46 · OKC 93-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:51 · OKC 73-66 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:25 · OKC 84-90 WSH
- Steal
Antonio Daniels stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 1:46 · OKC 93-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:37 · OKC 58-54 WSH
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · OKC 97-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
