⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 8
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:50 · OKC 48-44 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:08 · OKC 83-82 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
2OT 3:10 · OKC 122-115 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:45 · OKC 102-101 WSH
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · OKC 102-101 WSH
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
2OT 2:50 · OKC 115-115 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Nick Young hit a 19-foot jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:13 · OKC 103-103 WSH
- Go-ahead
John Wall hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:13 · OKC 105-106 WSH
- Lead
Nick Young hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
2OT 4:03 · OKC 112-115 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · OKC 100-99 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · OKC 100-99 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:16 · OKC 110-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
