⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:24 · WSH 25-28 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:50 · WSH 41-42 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 4:56 · WSH 92-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:37 · WSH 14-16 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 3:57 · WSH 17-28 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:39 · WSH 92-103 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
